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Claude Max 5x vs SuperGrok Plus
Claude Max 5x is our pick of the heavy band. Both cost the same $100/mo.
Our verdict
The Anthropic ladder. Every Claude plan is Claude Code on the same 5-hour rolling window, and a bigger rung buys a bigger allowance. The exception is Fable, which ships only on the Max tiers, so $20 buys Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 rather than the flagship. Our paired runs put the real 5x-to-20x gap nearer 5.7x than the advertised 4x.
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.
Claude Max 5x is our pick of the heavy band.
Claude Max 5x is for serious daily agent use without the top-tier price; 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 Claude Max 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.
Half the price of Max 20x for the same models, harness and 5-hour rolling window, and for one person running one agent hard this rung clears most days. Worth knowing: our paired runs put the real gap between 5x and 20x nearer 5.7x than the advertised 4x, so the top rung buys more than its label says.
Pros
- The same models and window as the $200 tier
- Clears most days of serious agent work
- Half the price of the top rung
Cons
- Not enough headroom for several agents at once
- Same promotion caveat as the rest of the Claude ladder
Best for Serious daily agent use without the top-tier price.
How far it goes: we have not measured this plan
Same models and harness as Claude Max 20x on a quarter of the allowance - the Max 20x scorecards are the closest evidence.
The leaderboard lists every plan we do grade.
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, Claude Max 5x or SuperGrok Plus?
Claude Max 5x is our pick of the heavy band. Claude Max 5x is for serious daily agent use without the top-tier price; SuperGrok Plus is for people who want Grok plus live X search in one subscription.
How much do Claude Max 5x and SuperGrok Plus cost?
Claude Max 5x costs $100/month (public price as of 2026-08-12); SuperGrok Plus costs $100/month (public price as of 2026-08-12).