Personal Agent Atlas

Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Grok Bot vs Gemini Task (formerly Spark)

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomOnly Grok Bot fully
  • European UnionOnly Grok Bot fully
Grok Bot: 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: PartlyAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No4Grok BotSpaceXAI (xAI)
Gemini Task (formerly Spark): 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: PartlyLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: NoRuns on your own hardware: No4Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Google
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKYesEUYesDE tested

The X Subscription is rolling out to everyone globally since 12 Oct. The Grok Bot app has no published regional restriction, but tagging @bot on X is not yet available for accounts based in the UK, the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Australia (xAI docs, updated 7 Oct).

USYesUKNoEUNo

More than 160 countries. The EEA, Switzerland, the UK and Nigeria are excluded.

Cheapest way in
$30/mo

Premium tier of the X Subscription since 12 Oct, bundling SuperGrok, Cursor Pro and X Premium+. Also included with every paid individual Cursor plan, or through a linked SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus or SuperGrok Heavy subscription. On-demand usage can come on top.

$19.99/mo

Google AI Pro. In the US, Task (formerly Spark) is for Pro and Ultra subscribers.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesAccount-level connectionsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesGoogle apps and some third-party appsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesShared cloud computer with browserPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesYour Chrome or a cloud browserPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Works while you're away
YesRoutines on a schedule or triggerPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
PartlySchedules pause while your device is offPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
PartlyYou complete payment stepsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesWith your reviewPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Asks before sending or paying
YesMessages, purchases and deletions need approvalPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesBefore sending, buying or submitting formsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
NoNot offered in the EEAPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in xAI’s cloudPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
NoRuns in Google’s cloudPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Sites and apps you sign it into
  • Your real logins
  • Chrome
  • Saved passwords
  • Logged-in accounts
  • Photos
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Signs in with your real logins on a persistent cloud computer.

Before it acts

Payments need your sign-off.

Watch out for

Needs cloud data storage and isn’t compatible with Cursor’s Legacy Privacy Mode. Usage beyond the plan is billed by tokens.

Uses saved Chrome passwords once you allow it.

Launched
Aug 2026
undefined 2026
People to follow
  • Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Official account@GeminiApp
  • Josh WoodwardVP, Google Labs and the Gemini app@joshwoodward
Sources
  1. SpaceXAI, The X Subscription, 12 Oct 2026
  2. The Agent Race, price table, 18 Oct 2026
  3. Agent Sonic, availability by country, 29 Sep 2026
  4. Coursiv, Grok Bot explained, 11 Sep 2026
  5. xAI docs, Tag Grok Bot on X, updated 7 Oct 2026
  6. xAI docs, Grok Bot FAQ, updated 29 Sep 2026
  1. The Next Web, 9 Sep 2026
  2. Google, Gemini Apps Help, tasks, checked 19 Oct 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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