Grok Bot

Grok Bot

Grok Bot is xAI's take on the AI teammate. You create named bots — a researcher, an inbox triager — and each one works in a cloud computer with Chrome, a file manager and a terminal rather than in a chat window. Grok Bot can be taught a task by demonstration instead of by prompt engineering, and its routines run on a schedule or in response to events, which is what turns a one-off agent run into something that holds a job. It entered beta in August 2026 on Mac, Windows, Linux and iOS.

Production credibility: xAI launched Grok Bot in beta on 11 August 2026 and followed with Team Bots, shared bots for teams, in public beta on 28 September 2026, each combining context, plugins, credentials and memories. There is no standalone price: access comes bundled with xAI's premium subscription tiers. One caveat is worth knowing before a security review — xAI's marketing describes a computer per bot, while its documentation states that a user's bots share one persistent cloud computer and that separate bots should not be treated as a security boundary. Third-party write-ups also report no SOC 2 or HIPAA certification.

Key Features

• Named bots, each given a defined job rather than a single prompt
• Cloud computer with Chrome, a file manager and a terminal
• Teach a task by demonstration instead of describing it
• Routines that run on a schedule or trigger on events
• Team Bots sharing context, plugins, credentials and memories
• Clients for Mac, Windows, Linux and iOS

Ideal Use Case

Repeatable work with a clear shape: recurring research digests, inbox triage, scheduled data pulls. Teaching by demonstration suits people who can show a workflow faster than they can specify it, and Team Bots fit groups that want one shared assistant rather than a personal one each.

How Grok Bot differentiates

Against Dots, Muse and Claude Duet, Grok Bot is the most explicitly operational: scheduled and event-triggered routines make it closer to an automation platform with an agent inside than to a proactive assistant. The honest caveats are the two above — the shared-computer discrepancy between marketing and documentation, and the absence of the compliance certifications an enterprise buyer will ask for. For teams already paying for xAI's top tier, it costs nothing extra to try.

FAQ

Q: What is Grok Bot? A: Grok Bot is xAI's AI teammate product. You create named bots that work in a cloud computer with Chrome, a file manager and a terminal, can be taught by demonstration, and run routines on a schedule or on events.

Q: How much does Grok Bot cost? A: It has no standalone price. Access is bundled into xAI's premium subscription tiers rather than sold separately.

Q: What are Team Bots? A: Shared bots for teams, launched in public beta on 28 September 2026, which combine context, plugins, credentials and memories so a group works with one assistant.

Q: Does each bot get its own computer? A: xAI's marketing says each bot has its own computer, but its documentation states that a user's bots share one persistent cloud computer and that separate bots are not a security boundary. Plan around the documentation.

Q: Which platforms does Grok Bot support? A: It is in beta on Mac, Windows, Linux and iOS.

tl;dr

Grok Bot is xAI's AI teammate: named bots with a cloud computer, taught by demonstration, running scheduled or event-triggered routines, plus shared Team Bots. Beta since August 2026, bundled into xAI's premium tiers. Note that its docs say bots share one computer.