ChatGPT vs. Grok: data protection per plan

not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; Edu via Student Data Privacy Agreement)

not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; the Help Center article on Go refers on data protection only to the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Data Controls FAQ)

not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; the Help Center article on Plus refers on data protection only to the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Data Controls FAQ)

not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; Edu via Student Data Privacy Agreement)

yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.

not publicly documented whether a DPA under Art. 28 GDPR can be concluded: Enterprise privacy page: "For ChatGPT Edu and for Teachers, we process your data pursuant to our Student Data Privacy Agreement." It covers ChatGPT For Teachers via the Education Terms and names only US law as "Privacy Laws" (FERPA, PPRA, supplemental state laws); the GDPR and Art. 28 are not mentioned. The offering is aimed only at US schools and school districts.

yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.

not publicly documented whether a DPA under Art. 28 GDPR can be concluded: Enterprise privacy page: "For ChatGPT Edu and for Teachers, we process your data pursuant to our Student Data Privacy Agreement." The Student Data Privacy Agreement is a contract between OpenAI, LLC and the customer; in it, OpenAI is considered a FERPA "School Official", and "Privacy Laws" covers only US federal and state law (FERPA, PPRA, supplemental state laws); the GDPR and Art. 28 are not mentioned. The Enterprise privacy page mentions the OpenAI DPA only for Business, Enterprise and API.

yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.

no (DPA is part of the Enterprise terms for business customers; consumer use is subject to the Consumer terms)

no (DPA is part of the Enterprise terms for business customers; consumer use is subject to the Consumer terms)

yes: Enterprise FAQ: 'if you submit personal data to our Services, our Data Processing Addendum (DPA) applies and is automatically incorporated into our Enterprise Terms of Service'; the Grok Business guide refers, for team workspaces, to the 'Terms of Service - Enterprise', which according to their preamble also apply to purchases by 'online purchase confirmation'. The DPA (effective 2026-09-22) provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API.

yes: Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22) is part of the Enterprise terms for business services; the DPA provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API.

yes: Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22) is part of the 'Terms of Service - Enterprise', which according to a notice apply to business customers of the API and other business services; SCCs Module Two/Three. The DPA requires personal data to be processed only via the ZDR API; no personal data is to be transmitted to non-ZDR services.

yes: Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22) as part of the Enterprise terms; the DPA expressly provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API. SCCs Module Two/Three (Irish law).

Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models."

Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models." Help Center article on Go: "OpenAI may use conversations to improve model performance and safety. You can opt out of having your data used for training at any time."

Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models."

Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models."

Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default". Help Center (Business FAQ): "ChatGPT Business is governed by OpenAI Business Terms and the Enterprise Privacy commitments, and OpenAI does not train on your workspace data."

Help Center: "As with other Business customers, information shared with ChatGPT for Teachers is not used to train our models by default." In addition: "we may use automated systems to classify content for safety and quality."

Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default".

Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default".

Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default". API documentation: "data sent to the OpenAI API is not used to train or improve OpenAI models (unless you explicitly opt in to share data with us)". API organisation owners can enable data sharing (Help Center); only then can members share feedback and the current Playground chat.

Privacy policy (as of 2026-10-11) and Europe Addendum (effective 2026-08-24): User Content and feedback are used for training and improving the models on the basis of legitimate interests; objection possible in the settings (reference to the Consumer FAQ). Security FAQ: 'improve the model' toggle in the data controls. Training summary Grok 4.7: interactions with Grok may be used for training 'subject to privacy settings, controls, user requests, opt-outs'.

Privacy policy (as of 2026-10-11) and Europe Addendum (effective 2026-08-24): User Content and feedback are used for training and improving the models on the basis of legitimate interests; objection possible in the settings (reference to the Consumer FAQ). Security FAQ: 'improve the model' toggle in the data controls. Training summary Grok 4.7: interactions with Grok may be used for training 'subject to privacy settings, controls, user requests, opt-outs'.

Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'; SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data except with ZDR. Business guide (as of 2026-10-10): team workspaces with 'Privacy guarantees as outlined in SpaceXSI's terms of service' (link to the Enterprise terms). Enterprise FAQ: 'we do not use your business data, including inputs (prompts) or outputs (answers), for training our models'; in some cases SpaceXSI offers free credits in exchange for permission to train.

Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'; SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data except with ZDR. Business guide: team workspaces with 'Privacy guarantees as outlined in SpaceXSI's terms of service'. Enterprise FAQ: 'we do not use your business data, including inputs (prompts) or outputs (answers), for training our models'; in some cases SpaceXSI offers free credits in exchange for permission to train.

API documentation (Security FAQ): 'SpaceXSI never trains on your API inputs or outputs without your explicit permission.' Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'. Except with ZDR, SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data for any lawful purposes.

API documentation (Security FAQ): 'SpaceXSI never trains on your API inputs or outputs without your explicit permission.' Enterprise terms: no training on User Content; with ZDR also no creation of de-identified data. With ZDR the 30-day storage does not apply; inputs and outputs are not written to disk. The documentation points out that ZDR is not recommended for most customers.

Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.

Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.

Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.

Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.

not publicly documented for Business: the residency page in the Help Center (as of 2026-10-18) names as eligible "Eligible API customers and new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers" (q5), the business data page "Eligible ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Healthcare, and API platform customers" (q11); ChatGPT Business is not named in either. The pricing page lists data residency in ten regions only for the Enterprise plan. The sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-14) names processing locations for Business in the USA and other countries (including EU Member States), without a choice.

not publicly documented: the Help Center refers to sales for data residency and EKM ("You require advanced enterprise features (for example, data residency or EKM)"); the residency page does not name Teachers.

Help Center Data residency (as of 2026-10-18): "Eligible API customers and new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers can choose to have in-scope customer content stored at rest in supported countries." Regions: Australia, Canada, Europe (EEA + Switzerland), India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, UAE, UK, USA. Inference residency (GPU execution in the region) only for Europe (EEA + Switzerland), USA and UAE, and only with data residency activated in the same region. In scope: Memory, Code Interpreter/Data Analysis artefacts, conversations (text, image, voice), Custom GPTs, files, image generation inputs/outputs, incl. backups/replicas; new features only if listed. Outside the region, data from external integrations (Apps & MCP, Web Search), transient processing steps, workspace metadata and name, billing information and logins, among others, may be stored ("Certain categories of data may be stored outside the chosen data region"); CPU processing such as authentication, routing and analytics may run outside the region. Applies to newly provisioned workspaces; eligibility via sales; at no additional cost for Enterprise and Education.

Help Center Data residency (as of 2026-10-18): "new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers can choose to have in-scope customer content stored at rest in supported countries"; Europe (EEA + Switzerland) is a supported region; inference residency for Enterprise/Edu with data residency activated (Europe, USA, UAE). Exceptions as for Enterprise (including external integrations, workspace metadata, billing information, logins). Eligibility via sales; at no additional cost for Education.

Help Center Data residency: "Eligible API customers ... can choose to have in-scope customer content stored at rest in supported countries". API documentation (Data controls, as of 2026-10-18): data residency is a project setting; "Contact our sales team to see if you're eligible for using data residency controls." Regions with their own endpoints: USA, Europe (EEA + Switzerland, eu.api.openai.com), Australia, Canada, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea, UK, UAE; inference in the region only for the USA, Europe and the UAE, the other regions storage only; all regions except the USA require Modified Abuse Monitoring or Zero Data Retention. System data (account data, metadata, usage data without customer content) may be processed and stored outside the region. For models released from 2026-03-05, a 10% uplift applies on residency endpoints.

Europe Addendum (13.3): 'We process all of your personal information in the United States, where we maintain our primary data centers.'

Europe Addendum (13.3): 'We process all of your personal information in the United States, where we maintain our primary data centers.'

The privacy policy does not apply to data processed for business customers. DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA; sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. The pricing page mentions data residency only in the Enterprise section; EU region not documented.

The privacy policy does not apply to data processed for business customers. DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA; sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. Pricing page (Enterprise): 'Data residency: Control where your data lives' without a region specified; EU region not documented.

Regions documentation (q3): the standard endpoint api.x.ai does not guarantee a processing region; requests may be routed between regions. Optional US endpoint us.api.x.ai: request handling, inference, moderation and stored request data in the USA (only grok-4.7 and grok-4.6, without image, video and voice APIs; Files, Collections and server-side tools may be processed outside the USA; token prices +10 %). DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA. Sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. An EU region is not documented.

As API: global endpoint without a region guarantee, US endpoint optional (ZDR also applies there). No EU region documented.

• not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)

• not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)

• not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)

• not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)

• According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
• Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
• CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
• Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
• Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
• Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
• Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
• TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
• Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
• Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
• Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
• Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
• Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
• WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)

• not publicly documented (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, does not name ChatGPT for Teachers; according to the Help Center, authorised employees and "specialized third-party contractors" have access to stored conversations to review for abuse)

• According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
• Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
• CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
• Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
• Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
• Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
• Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
• TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
• Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
• Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
• Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
• Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
• Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
• WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)

• According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
• Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
• CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
• Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
• Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
• Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
• Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
• TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
• Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
• Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
• Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
• Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
• Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
• WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)

• According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
• Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
• CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
• Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
• Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
• Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
• Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
• TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
• Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
• Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
• Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
• Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
• Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
• WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
• Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)

• Europe Addendum (q8): service providers as per the sub-processor page (q11, see API plan); Brave Software, Inc. receives parts of the inputs for search results; payment processing by Google Payments, Apple Pay and Stripe

• Europe Addendum (q8): service providers as per the sub-processor page (q11, see API plan); Brave Software, Inc. receives parts of the inputs for search results; payment processing by Google Payments, Apple Pay and Stripe

• According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
• SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)

• According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
• SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)

• According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
• SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)

• According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
• SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)

€0 per month (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser; according to the FAQ, Free is available to everyone) (as of 2026-10-18)

€8 per month (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser; no statement whether incl. VAT). Help Center: purchases in USD, local-currency billing only in some countries; monthly billing only, no annual plan; no USD amount is stated there (as of 2026-10-18)

€23 per month (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser; no statement whether incl. VAT). Help Center: "$20/month (billed monthly)"; no annual plan (as of 2026-10-18)

Pro 100: USD 100, Pro 200: USD 200, Pro 500: USD 500 per month (Help Center; Ultrafast models only in Pro 500; monthly billing only, no annual plan). Pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser: from €103 per month; euro amounts for Pro 200 and Pro 500 are not shown there (as of 2026-10-18)

Standard seat €21 per user per month billed annually, €26 billed monthly; Premium seat (5x usage, no five-hour limit) €105 or €130 respectively (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser). Help Center: Standard USD 20 annually or USD 25 monthly, Premium USD 100 or USD 125 per user per month; "Prices listed here are in USD and may vary by country and currency". At least 2, at most 200 paid seats (as of 2026-10-18)

free for verified US K–12 teachers until June 2028 (Help Center, as of 2026-10-18); pricing possible thereafter with advance notice. The FAQ on the pricing page (de-DE) states June 2027 instead.

Price on request (pricing page: custom pricing via sales; annual plan; billing by credits or by tokens available) (as of 2026-10-18)

not publicly documented (the pricing page describes ChatGPT Edu as a low-cost plan for universities, without an amount; contact via sales) (as of 2026-10-18)

Price not publicly documented (usage-based API prices not evaluated from a primary source)

0 USD (pricing page)

Plus 8 USD; Premium 30 USD; Super 100 USD; Ultra 200 USD per month, each excl. taxes; subscriptions are sold via X Subscription Corp. and include X features (pricing page). The Consumer FAQ still names 'SuperGrok' and 'SuperGrok Heavy'.

from 30 USD per user per month ('$30+/user/month'; seat types combinable), excl. taxes (pricing page)

Custom (pricing page: 'Custom', contact sales; payment by invoice/bank transfer only in the Enterprise plan)

Per 1M tokens, in USD, below / from 200k prompt tokens (pricing page): grok-4.7 and grok-4.6 input 2.00 USD / 4.00 USD, cache 0.50 USD / 1.00 USD, output 6.00 USD / 12.00 USD; grok-4.5 input 2.00 USD / 4.00 USD, cache 0.30 USD / 0.60 USD, output 6.00 USD / 12.00 USD; grok-4.3 and grok-4.20 variants input 1.25 USD / 2.50 USD, cache 0.20 USD / 0.40 USD, output 2.50 USD / 5.00 USD; grok-build-0.1 input 1.00 USD / 2.00 USD, cache 0.20 USD / 0.40 USD, output 2.00 USD / 4.00 USD. Tools: web search, code execution, file search 5 USD per 1,000 calls each; X search 5 USD per 1,000 posts or 10 USD per 1,000 profiles; Collections search 2.50 USD per 1,000 calls. US endpoint 10 % surcharge.

As API (ZDR surcharge not stated in the documentation)

yes (according to the pricing page: unlimited text chats with GPT-6, limited uploads, image creation, voice chats)

yes (Free plus more messages with tools, uploads, image creation, voice chats, longer Memory; according to the pricing page "This plan may include ads")

yes (Go plus advanced GPT-6 reasoning models, more messages/uploads, Deep Research, Projects, Codex, ChatGPT Work)

yes (Plus plus three usage tiers, Pro reasoning with GPT-6 Astra, Codex/Work sessions, Dot, maximum Deep Research)

yes (Business workspace with workspace admin control of retention according to the Enterprise privacy page; feature scope not evaluated in the retrieved pricing text)

yes (according to the Help Center, a self-serve workspace for verified US K–12 teachers and school staff, not for students; including file uploads, deep research, voice mode, image generation, memory, Custom GPTs, admin features with SSO and RBAC)

yes (according to Enterprise Privacy: SAML SSO, Compliance API/audit logs, RBAC, data residency)

yes (according to the Enterprise privacy page part of the business products; feature scope not evaluated in the retrieved page text)

API (models via Platform); feature scope not the subject of this entry

yes (limited chat, agent, image and Build usage according to the pricing page)

yes (from Plus: Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine, Build, API access and Cursor; from Premium: Grok Bot, latest models, video and image generation, 4x usage compared with Plus; Super/Ultra with 15x and 50x usage respectively compared with Plus)

yes (according to the Teams comparison table: Grok Chat, Imagine, video generation, Build, API access, Grok Bot, Cursor agent, pooled usage, team management, central billing, team-wide privacy settings, custom chat retention, SAML/OIDC SSO, combinable seat types; self-service by card. Business guide: connectors to Google Drive, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Salesforce, among others)

yes (as Teams; additionally, according to the pricing page, SCIM, audit logs and service accounts, spend controls, group settings, purchase on invoice, custom rate limits, dedicated infrastructure, 'Data residency', among others)

yes (models grok-4.7, grok-4.6, grok-4.5, grok-4.3, grok-4.20, grok-build-0.1; tools such as web and X search, code execution; image, video and voice APIs)

yes (as API; without functions that require storage: Files, Collections, Batch API, stateful Responses API, among others)