Gemini vs Grok
What 6 creators said when they picked between the two, from podcasts and YouTube. Updated Oct 18, 2026.
Short answer
More creators prefer Grok: 4 to 1. 1 use both.
What creators use each for
| Job | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| Research | 19 | 26 |
| Agents and automation | 12 | 22 |
| Personal assistant | 11 | 14 |
| Business ops | 7 | 10 |
| Coding | 7 | 9 |
| Video | 13 | 2 |
| Image generation | 10 | 2 |
| Learning | 7 | 2 |
Creators who said they use or recommend each one for that job.
What creators say
Picks Gemini · 1
"Gemini is great for video generation and also is a little bit more simple to use than ChatGPT."
Peter Yang
Uses both · 1
"I use ChatGPT I use Gemini and I use Grok. Constantly switching between the two."
PC Paul CunninghamPicks Grok · 4
"When I use the Grok bot, for example, it's the same one in the car, it's the same one in my Twitter feed when I ask questions. It's all unified, and I feel like that's what Google needs to do."
MT Mike Taylor"I was searching for a product, but I was using Grok. Not Google. And that's a very different thing. I haven't used Google for search in quite some time."
JH Jeff Harmon"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"Google DeepMind has released Gemini Omni which will generate at best 10 to 15 second clips, but they've basically abandoned long-form video generation."
AW Alexander Wissner-GrossWho's switching
Jeff Harmon
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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.