Electricity Bench

ChatGPT Pro 5x vs SuperGrok Plus

ChatGPT Pro 5x is for heavy Codex users committed to the OpenAI stack; SuperGrok Plus is for people who want Grok plus live X search in one subscription. Both cost the same $100/mo.

Our verdict

The OpenAI ladder. Every paid ChatGPT rung runs the same Codex CLI and the same GPT 5.6 models; upgrading changes the weekly allowance and nothing else. Plus is already the lightest quota burn we measure, about 3% of its window per real-world run, so the upper rungs sell headroom most people never touch.

The xAI ladder. It splits at $30. Lite, below that, is chat only; from SuperGrok up every rung runs the same Grok CLI and model. xAI publishes no usage multiples, so we cannot say what a bigger rung buys beyond "more". The one feature only this ladder sells is live X search, and only SuperGrok Plus has it.

ChatGPT Pro 5x is for heavy Codex users committed to the OpenAI stack; SuperGrok Plus is for people who want Grok plus live X search in one subscription.

Both cost the same $100/mo.

We have not measured ChatGPT Pro 5x on its own plan; its card below points at the closest graded evidence.

We have not measured SuperGrok Plus on its own plan; its card below points at the closest graded evidence.

OpenAI

ChatGPT Pro 5x

$100/mo per chatgpt.com/pricing, 2026-08-12

This tier answers a question almost nobody on Plus is asking. Codex burns about 3% of the weekly window per real-world run, so the extra allowance solves a limit most users never hit, and the agent underneath is the same either way.

Pros

  • Five times the Plus allowance
  • Codex stays the quickest agent we measure

Cons

  • Solves a limit most Plus users never hit
  • The agent does not improve with the price

Best for Heavy Codex users committed to the OpenAI stack.

How far it goes: we have not measured this plan

Same Codex CLI as ChatGPT Plus with a much bigger allowance - the Plus scorecards are the closest evidence.

The leaderboard lists every plan we do grade.

xAI

SuperGrok Plus

$100/mo per x.ai/grok, 2026-08-12

The one thing on this page you cannot buy anywhere else is X: live search over posts is part of the plan, and if your work runs on what people are saying right now, that alone can justify the $100. As a coding subscription it inherits Grok 4.6 and its speed problem.

Pros

  • Live X search, which no other plan here has
  • Higher limits than the $30 tier
  • The same Grok CLI as the $30 tier

Cons

  • xAI states no usage multiple, so the extra $70 is unquantified
  • The coding agent is the slow 4.6

Best for People who want Grok plus live X search in one subscription.

How far it goes: we have not measured this plan

Same Grok CLI as SuperGrok with a bigger allowance - the SuperGrok scorecard is the closest evidence.

The leaderboard lists every plan we do grade.

Verdicts and prices are the quiz's versioned editorial catalog, last reviewed 2026-08-20; usage figures come from our own published runs and stay a share of each plan's own allowance. Any other pair composes on the subscription comparison, and the quiz turns your answers into a recommendation.

Frequently asked questions

Which should I pick, ChatGPT Pro 5x or SuperGrok Plus?

ChatGPT Pro 5x is for heavy Codex users committed to the OpenAI stack; SuperGrok Plus is for people who want Grok plus live X search in one subscription.

How much do ChatGPT Pro 5x and SuperGrok Plus cost?

ChatGPT Pro 5x costs $100/month (public price as of 2026-08-12); SuperGrok Plus costs $100/month (public price as of 2026-08-12).