# Grok Build Review

> Grok Build review: Subscription-bundled vendor terminal agent (SuperGrok / X Premium+), open-sourced Apache-2.0; also embeds in editors via ACP. Verified.

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Subscription-bundled vendor terminal agent (SuperGrok / X Premium+), open-sourced Apache-2.0; also embeds in editors via ACP

See pricing · Open source · facts verified Oct 3, 2026

## What we know about Grok Build

Grok Build is a ai coding agents platform: subscription-bundled vendor terminal agent (SuperGrok / X Premium+), open-sourced Apache-2.0; also embeds in editors via ACP. This profile tracks every Grok Build fact we have verified, each linked to a primary source and dated.

Grok Build does not publish a public per-minute rate we have been able to verify, so the price figure here stays blank until we can confirm one. We would rather show nothing than a guessed number; if you have a current Grok Build quote, it is the fastest way for us to close that gap.

On capabilities, Grok Build covers pick the model per task, runs local models, zero data retention option, autonomous multi-file edits, runs terminal commands, and parallel agents, and does not offer self-hosted / vpc deployment. Each of those is verified against Grok Build's own docs or dashboard, not marketing copy.

In total we track 22 verified facts for Grok Build today, each linking the primary source it came from so you can check our work - and vendor claims we have not measured ourselves are labeled as such on the Grok Build fact sheet below.

## Fact sheet

### Pricing

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| How usage is metered | Time windows + per-token | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq) |
| Rate-limit window | weekly shared usage pool across all Grok products | Oct 3 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq) |
| Price beyond the plan | Grok Build 0.1 API: $1.00/1M input | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-build-0.1) |
| Bring your own API key | Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) |

### Capabilities

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Default model | Grok 4.7 | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) |
| Pick the model per task | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) |
| Runs local models | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) |
| Max context (published) | 256000 tokens | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-build-0.1) |

### Compliance & trust

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zero data retention option | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/enterprise) |
| SSO | Enterprise OIDC (Entra ID, Okta, Auth0) | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/enterprise) |
| Self-hosted / VPC deployment | ✗  No | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/enterprise) |

### Build experience

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Where it runs | CLI (fullscreen TUI), headless CLI (-p) +2 more | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) |
| Editor support | Editors that speak Agent Client Protocol (ACP) | Oct 2 | [source](https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build) |
| Autonomous multi-file edits | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build) |
| Runs terminal commands | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/enterprise) |
| Parallel agents | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://x.ai/news/grok-build-cli) |
| MCP support | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://x.ai/news/grok-build-cli) |
| Project rules files | AGENTS.md | Oct 2 | [source](https://x.ai/news/grok-build-cli) |
| Checkpoints / rollback | ✓  Yes | Oct 2 | [source](https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build) |

### Commercial

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Oct 2 | [source](https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build) |
| GitHub stars | 27,200 | Oct 2 | [source](https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build) |
| Supported model providers | xAI (Grok models); custom models via base URL + API key | Oct 2 | [source](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) |

## Grok Build head-to-head

| Comparison | Record | Per use case |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Grok Build vs Claude Code](https://www.versusref.com/coding-agents/claude-code-vs-grok-build/) | won 3 · lost 4 · tied 0 | Beginners: lost; Enterprise: lost; Free Plans: won; Local Models: won; Open Source: won; Terminal Workflows: lost; VS Code: lost |

Source: https://www.versusref.com/coding-agents/tools/grok-build/