Grok Build CLI vs. Plandex

Feature	Grok Build CLI	Plandex

Tagline	Bring Grok into your terminal	Open source AI coding agent for large projects and real world tasks
Website	https://x.ai/cli	https://plandex.ai
Language	rust	go
Release Date	May 14, 2026	March 14, 2024
Last Updated	May 20, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	2M tokens effective
Supported Models	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.3, 4.20, Grok 4, custom models including OpenAI compatible models	Any OpenAI-compatible models and 400+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Subscription	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	$0 (Trial) - $300 (SuperGrok Heavy Subscribers)	Free (self-hosted)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Development State	active	active