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Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Grok Bot vs Siri AI

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomBoth available
  • 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)
Siri AI: 1 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: UnclearWorks while you're away: UnclearLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: NoData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No1Siri AIApple
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).

USYesUKYesEUPartly

Arrived for the US and the UK with iOS 27. Not on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch in the EU; available on the Mac. English only at launch, five more languages in October.

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.

Included

Comes with iOS 27 on eligible devices. Apple says expanded access will be sold later, with daily caps on server features.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesAccount-level connectionsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesActs inside apps on your devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesShared cloud computer with browserPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
YesRoutines on a schedule or triggerPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Lives in chat apps
UnclearNo source yet
NoBuilt into the devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
PartlyYou complete payment stepsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
YesMessages, purchases and deletions need approvalPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
NoNot among the languages added in OctoberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in xAI’s cloudPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
NoApple devices and serversPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Sites and apps you sign it into
  • Your real logins
  • Apps
  • Screen
  • Messages
  • Calendar
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

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

Before it acts

System assistant that acts inside apps.

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.

Daily caps on features that run on Apple’s servers, thresholds not published.

Launched
Aug 2026
14 Sep 2026
People to follow
Unclear
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. Pasquale Pillitteri, Sep 2026
  2. Gagadget, iOS 27 is out now, Sep 2026
  3. Pasquale Pillitteri, Siri reads your screen, 2026
  4. 9to5Mac, 9 Sep 2026

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

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