Grok 4

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Grok 4

Model timeline

AI Tools

xAI logoby xAIbrand #5 in AI Tools
Where to buy

Should you buy it??

OverturnedDividedHolds up

Not enough evidence yet

One source so far — no reviewer, buyer or press cross-check yet.

AI panel3 of 6 agree#4

Quick take

In short: what each side says

AI panel — each opened up in full further down ↓

AI panel#4 best pick3 of 6 models agree

Best on Grok (avg #4.0), weakest on Perplexity (#6.0)

Behind this verdict3 AIs~3 hrs of research 2 min to read

Act one

What the machines think.

Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.

№ 01

Model by model?

How each AI sees it.

Best on Grok (avg #4.0), weakest on Perplexity (#6.0) Averaging across the AI panel, Grok 4 sits around #4.7 this snapshot.

  • GrokGrok

    #4.0

    1 appearance · best #4

    placed#1#10
    #4Best AI Chatbots

  • GPTGPT

    #4.0

    1 appearance · best #4

    placed#1#10
    #4Best AI Chatbots

  • PerplexityPerplexity

    #6.0

    1 appearance · best #6

    placed#1#10
    #6Best AI Chatbots

  • GeminiGemini

    —

    Didn’t rank Grok 4 this snapshot.

  • AI ModeAI Mode

    —

    Didn’t rank Grok 4 this snapshot.

ClaudeClaude

Didn’t rank Grok 4 this snapshot.

№ 02

Rank trajectory?

Weeks of movement.

#3#4#5#67/207/278/3
№ 03

Frequent rivals?

What it competes against.

№ 04

The recap

Where it stands today.

  • PositionBest rank #4 across 1 intent tracked (no change vs last snapshot).
  • FootprintStrongest in Best AI Chatbots (#4).
  • TraitsMost often described as “conversational”.
  • Closest rivalCharacter.AI Plus (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
  • MakerBy xAI — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.

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