ChatGPT vs Grok
What 18 creators said when they picked between the two, from podcasts and YouTube. Updated Oct 18, 2026.
Short answer
Creators are split: 5 prefer ChatGPT, 4 prefer Grok. 9 use both. Grok wins on agents.
Which is better for…
Only counts creators who compared the two for that job.
What creators use each for
| Job | ChatGPT | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| Research | 67 | 26 |
| Agents and automation | 30 | 22 |
| Writing | 34 | 3 |
| Coding | 28 | 9 |
| Personal assistant | 23 | 14 |
| Business ops | 20 | 10 |
| Brainstorming | 24 | 1 |
| Learning | 22 | 2 |
Creators who said they use or recommend each one for that job.
What creators say
Picks ChatGPT · 5
"But what it does have is data and maybe I can use that data to power Grok. And then he tried Grok. Now Grok is falling behind Anthropic and ChatGPT."
Shaan Puri
"ChatGPT Work — it's kind of buried in the UI, but it's really really good. It's one of the best products they've released. It runs in the cloud, it does a good job of caching browser credentials, and the remote feature has the full deep ..."
Anish Acharya
"They have full duplex voice that can do simultaneous translation and support you in different ways. It is smooth. It works really well. If you haven't played with it, go to your ChatGPT app. It's up live right now."
Peter Diamandis
"Grok I definitely wanted to include because of its connection to X and the Twitter firehose of information. So you're thinking like maybe more social mentions will equate to a better return buying a certain stock?"
Chris Koerner
Uses both · 9
"I use ChatGPT I use Gemini and I use Grok. Constantly switching between the two."
PC Paul Cunningham"I do an exercise — go to ChatGPT or to Grok and say, 'I want you to consult with futurists, scientists, engineers, science fiction, economists, strategists and tell me what the new jobs associated with our five major platforms will be.' ..."
CW Cathie Wood"I could have my Make.com ChatGPT automation write the little two-sentence blurb. I don't want to waste Grok Bot on writing little two-sentence summaries every week for a hundred items I may or may not use."
BH Billy Howell"When I sit and I talk to my voice assistant, whether it's Chad or whether it's Grok, and it's like she knows everything and she keeps getting smarter, every single week she gets smarter."
MS Michael SaylorPicks Grok · 4
"GPT 5.6 Sol came out and I've tested all of them and I think that they're all great. GPT is a lot better at like computer use tasks, but still today, to this day, Grok 4.5 is just my workhorse."
NV Nick Vasilescu"I've been obsessed with Grok Bot. It just does what you tell it to do. I took a clip of a YouTube file and said analyze this into the five most important clips and make me five clips. It took this Mearsheimer video about tactical nukes —..."
JC Jason Calacanis"I use quite a bit of Grok voice mode. I'm using it because it's way better than any of the other voice modes. And I will fight anybody who says anything different. I just found Grok's voice mode to be significantly smarter than anybody e..."
NB Noah Brier"Grok 4.6 is Pareto dominant on a lot of measures. You can see how disruptive Grok 4.6's pricing is — it's higher quality at a slightly lower price. The benchmark scores are bearing out in the real world, and the early vibes are really good."
GB Gavin BakerRelated
How this works: we read every podcast and YouTube transcript we track, find each time a creator compared these tools, and note which one they picked. A creator who picked differently at different times, or said they use both, counts as "use both". Sponsored mentions are left out. More about Followed.