HeySurf vs Grok Bot: an assistant or a team of bots?
xAI’s Grok Bot gives you AI teammates on their own cloud computers. HeySurf gives you one proactive assistant that lives in your messages. Here is how they compare.
Grok Bot, from xAI, is an agent platform built around "AI teammates": named bots that sign in to your tools and finish jobs end to end. HeySurf takes a more personal route, with one assistant that knows you and speaks up when it helps. Here is how the two compare, as of October 31, 2026.
The short version
- Choose Grok Bot if you want to run several bots in parallel, such as an inbox bot, a sales bot and a chief of staff, and you already pay for Grok, Cursor or X.
- Choose HeySurf if you want one assistant that learns your day, reaches you in iMessage or Telegram, and has a free plan to start.
Side by side
| HeySurf | Grok Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | One personal assistant | A team of named bots working in parallel |
| Where you use it | Web app, home-screen app, iMessage, Telegram | macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps |
| Speaks first | Yes: scored nudges, daily limit, quiet hours | Takes jobs you hand off |
| Own computer | Cloud Computer with files and tools | A cloud computer per bot: browser, files, terminal |
| Live browser | Watch live, take over, hand back | Watch the computer view |
| Learns routines | Remembers preferences; reusable automations | Show it once and it saves the routine |
| Bots working together | One assistant | Group chats and hand-offs, such as a chief-of-staff bot |
| Integrations | Google Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms; GitHub; Notion; any site by browser | Connectors where they exist, the screen where they don’t |
| Approvals | Check Ins before deleting or sharing Drive files | Asks before sending, posting, buying or deleting |
| Privacy | Zero Data Retention routing on Pro | Standard xAI terms |
| Price | Free, or Pro $20/mo | In The X Subscription, from Free to $200/mo |
| Bundled extras | Cloud Computer hours and Chrome-time | Grok chat, Cursor and X Premium |
Big features, briefly
- Grok Bot’s headline features: run several specialist bots at once, let them hand work to each other, teach a routine once, and get Grok, Cursor and X Premium in the same subscription.
- HeySurf’s headline features: one assistant that speaks first when it helps, lives in your iMessage and Telegram, lets you take over its browser at any moment, works deep in Google Workspace, GitHub and Notion, and has a free plan.
How they work
Each Grok Bot lives on its own cloud computer with a browser, files and a terminal. It can learn a routine you show it once, and bots can hand work to each other. Surf also has its own Cloud Computer and browser. You can watch it live, take over to sign in yourself, and hand it back.
Where they meet you
Grok Bot has apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. Surf works in the web workspace, installs to your home screen, and lives in the messaging apps you already use: link iMessage or Telegram and text it a task from anywhere.
Proactivity
Grok Bot is built to take jobs you hand off. Surf can also speak first, offering to prep for a meeting or follow up on a goal. It ranks every idea by urgency, usefulness, confidence and interruption cost, and respects your nudge limit and quiet hours.
Safety and control
Both ask before irreversible actions. Grok Bot asks in chat before sending, posting, buying or deleting. Surf asks for approval in a Check In before deleting or sharing Drive files, and it only sees the Drive files it created or you picked.
Pricing
- Grok Bot: part of xAI’s X Subscription, which bundles Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium in plans from Free to $200 a month. Check xAI’s pricing page for which tiers include Grok Bot.
- HeySurf: Free with 500 AI credits a month, or Pro at $20 a month with 5,000 credits, up to 300 hours of Cloud Computer, 3 hours of Chrome-time, background tasks and Zero Data Retention routing.
Which one?
If you want a fleet of specialist bots and already live in the xAI and Cursor ecosystem, Grok Bot is built for that. If you want one thoughtful assistant that fits into your day and your messages, say hey to Surf.
Give it a try
Meet your Bud and hand it a first task. It takes a few minutes to set up.
Open HeySurf