Octopus22 vs Grok Bot (2026): which AI teammates suit your team?
Grok Bot gives you bots on a shared cloud computer, now shareable with your team in Slack. Octopus22 puts people and AI teammates in shared conversations. Here's how they compare on features, team use, security and real cost.
By Tishant Sunil · Updated October 5, 2026 · We make Octopus22. Every claim about Grok Bot links to its source.
The short answer
Grok Bot gives you bots you can teach by showing, start from Slack or GitHub, and share across a team through Slack. Octopus22 puts several people and several AI teammates in the same conversations, with routing and a shared memory.
Choose Grok Bot if
- You already pay for Cursor or SuperGrok, so Grok Bot comes included
- You want to teach a bot a task by recording yourself doing it once
- You want bots triggered by Slack messages or GitHub notifications, and mobile apps
- You need SAML single sign-on or ISO 27001 today
Choose Octopus22 if
- You want people and several teammates working in the same conversations
- You want automatic routing instead of @mentioning bots
- You want a fixed price per member, with work pausing instead of open-ended usage
- You don't use Cursor or SuperGrok and want a standalone product
Checked October 5, 2026. Grok Bot launched August 11 and added Team Bots on September 28, so several comparison pages online are already out of date. Grok Bot's details come from its official docs plus reviews. Octopus22's come from our own product.
Terms used: single sign-on (SSO) lets staff log in with their company account, and SAML and OIDC are two kinds of it. SCIM adds and removes users automatically from your company directory. MCP is a standard way to plug other tools into an AI.
At a glance
| Grok Bot | Octopus22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | SpaceXAI (Cursor) | Octopus22 |
| Where you use it | Desktop apps, iOS, Android, Slack (Team Bots) | Octopus22 web app |
| Agents | Many bots; group chats of 2 to 6 bots | As many as you like; 3 work at once on Pro (6 on Max, 12 on Ultra) |
| Its own computer | One cloud computer per account, a screen per bot | One cloud computer per member, a screen per teammate |
| Teach by showing | Yes, record a task once | No |
| Started by | You, schedules, Slack messages, GitHub notifications | People, other teammates and its own schedules |
| Sharing with a team | Team Bots: private chats, shared team memory, apps use each person's own sign-in | Shared teammates: private chats, shared Company Brain, apps use the owner's accounts |
| Security | SAML SSO, ISO 27001 and 42001; SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise | OIDC SSO, SCIM, audit log on Ultra; no certifications yet |
| Pricing | Included with Cursor or SuperGrok plans, plus usage | Per member, from $49/month |
| Spend cap | No separate Grok Bot cap | Work pauses when credits run out |
What each one is
Grok Bot is "AI teammates with names, jobs, and context that compounds over time" (Grok Bot docs). It comes from SpaceXAI, through its Cursor unit, and launched in beta on August 11, 2026. By mid-September it had 418,000 weekly users (PYMNTS). On September 28 it added Team Bots, shared AI teammates for a team (Grok Bot docs).
Octopus22 lets you hire AI teammates with names and roles that work in shared conversations with your people. An AI model decides which teammates each message is for, and they share one Company Brain memory.
The biggest difference: how people and agents work together
Grok Bot offers two ways to work together:
- Group chats hold 2 to 6 bots, and you direct work with @Bot or @everyone (docs).
- Team Bots let an owner set a bot up once and share it. Each teammate chats with it privately, and in Slack channels it answers when @mentioned.
Octopus22 is built around shared conversations:
- Several people and several teammates are in the same room.
- An AI model reads each message and wakes the teammates it's for. When you name a teammate, the model is told to wake that one.
- Teammates hand work to each other and can bring in people when they need a decision.
Computers, browsers and teaching
Both give each agent its own screen on a shared cloud computer:
- Grok Bot runs one computer per account (docs).
- Octopus22 runs one computer per member, with a screen per teammate.
In both, an account's agents share one computer, so files and website logins aren't kept separate between them. In both, you take over the screen for logins and two-step login codes.
Grok Bot has a feature Octopus22 doesn't: you can teach a task by recording yourself doing it in the browser, for up to 10 minutes, and it becomes a reusable skill (docs). It can also pass coding tasks to Cursor.
What starts the work
Grok Bot routines run on a schedule or on events, which its docs list as Slack messages and GitHub notifications, up to 50 routines per bot (docs).
Octopus22 teammates set their own schedules but can't yet be started by outside events.
Where they work
Grok Bot has desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Team Bots can join your Slack, and you can approve actions from Slack (docs).
Octopus22 is a web app, usable on a phone browser, with no native mobile app and no Slack presence.
Approvals and control
Grok Bot:
- An independent review model checks risky actions, with Allow once, Always allow or Deny.
- Approval is required for "sending, purchasing, deleting, publishing, or changing production systems".
- Team rules, audit logs and action recording are Enterprise-only (docs).
Octopus22:
- Before a teammate sends, pays, deletes or cancels something through a connected app or in its browser, an AI check pauses it until the teammate's owner approves. Reading runs freely. Its own tools, like hiring a teammate or scheduling, and commands it runs on its own computer aren't checked.
- Owners can set each tool to "always allow", "always ask" or off.
- On a shared teammate, colleagues wait on the owner for every approval, and can open and drive its screen, which is signed in as the owner.
- The audit log is on the Ultra plan.
Security and compliance
| Grok Bot | Octopus22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | ISO 27001, ISO 42001 (Grok Bot in scope) | None yet |
| SOC 2 | Not stated for Grok Bot | None yet |
| Single sign-on | SAML (Okta, Entra, Google, OneLogin) | OIDC, Ultra plan |
| SCIM | Enterprise | Users only, Ultra plan |
| Audit logs | Enterprise | Ultra plan |
| Data location | Computers run in the US | Computers in Frankfurt; app, data and files in Singapore |
Source: Grok Bot security.
Grok Bot is further ahead on certifications and single sign-on.
Pricing and real monthly cost
Grok Bot has no standalone plan. It comes with:
- Cursor: Pro $20, Pro+ $60, Ultra $200, Teams from $40 per user, Premium Teams $120 per user (Cursor pricing).
- SuperGrok: from $30 a month.
It has its own weekly usage allowance, and Cursor staff say usage beyond it spills onto your regular Cursor balance. There's no separate Grok Bot spend cap, and forum users report bots messaging each other burning through credits (Cursor forum).
Octopus22:
- $49, $99 or $199 per member a month, with 40,000, 80,000 or 160,000 credits per member.
- Credits are model cost plus 25%.
- Work pauses when credits run out unless you buy more or turn on auto-reload.
- Enterprise: a custom plan with a security review and an SLA is available on request.
Estimated monthly cost (subscriptions only; Grok Bot's on-demand usage isn't published):
| Team | Grok Bot | Octopus22 (Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20 to $30, up to $200 to $300 for bigger allowances | $49 |
| 5 people | $200 (Cursor Teams) or $600 (Premium) | $245 |
| 20 people | $800 or $2,400, with audit logs and SCIM needing Enterprise | $980, or $3,980 on Ultra with single sign-on |
What reviewers say about Grok Bot
- App Store: rated 4.9 from about 8,000 ratings.
- Reviewers praise: how well it handles repetitive, click-heavy work, and the teach-by-showing feature.
- Weak spots: surprise usage costs, and bots sharing one computer (which Octopus22 teammates do too).
There are no independent reviews of Octopus22 yet.
Where Grok Bot wins
- It's included if you already pay for Cursor or SuperGrok.
- You can teach a task by recording it once.
- It's started by Slack and GitHub events.
- It has native desktop and mobile apps, plus Slack.
- It has SAML single sign-on and ISO certifications.
Where Octopus22 wins
- Shared conversations: several people and several teammates together, routed automatically.
- A standalone product: no Cursor or SuperGrok subscription needed.
- Predictable spending: a set amount of credits per member, and work pauses instead of running up usage (unless you turn on auto-reload).
- A shared Company Brain that learns from every conversation.
Switching from Grok Bot to Octopus22
- Skills: these are plain instructions, so you can copy them into Octopus22 teammate skills.
- Routines: recreate scheduled routines by asking teammates to set them. Slack and GitHub triggers have no direct equivalent today.
- Connections: reconnect your apps in Octopus22.
- A SuperGrok link to Cursor can't be undone, according to Grok Bot's docs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Grok Bot and Octopus22?+
Grok Bot, from SpaceXAI and Cursor, gives you bots that run on one shared cloud computer per account, with group chats of up to six bots and Team Bots you can share through Slack. Octopus22 gives you AI teammates that work in shared conversations with your people, routed automatically, with one shared Company Brain memory.
How much does Grok Bot cost compared with Octopus22?+
Grok Bot has no standalone price. It comes with Cursor plans (from $20 a month, Teams from $40 per user) and SuperGrok plans (from $30), with a weekly usage allowance and extra usage on top. Octopus22 is $49, $99 or $199 per member a month with credits included.
Do Grok Bot bots share one computer?+
Yes. According to Grok Bot's docs, every bot on an account uses the same cloud computer, each on its own screen, and files and logins aren't isolated between bots. Octopus22 works the same way: one cloud computer per member, a screen per teammate.
Does Grok Bot work in Slack? Does Octopus22?+
Grok Bot's Team Bots can be brought into your Slack, where they answer DMs and @mentions in channels. Octopus22 doesn't work inside Slack; it can only use Slack as a connected app.
Is there a spend cap on Grok Bot?+
Grok Bot's docs say a separate Grok Bot spend cap isn't available today; only your account-level on-demand controls apply. Octopus22 pauses work when your credits run out unless you buy more or turn on auto-reload.
Is Grok Bot or Octopus22 more secure?+
Grok Bot offers SAML single sign-on and says it is in scope for ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, with SCIM, audit logs and network controls on Enterprise. Octopus22 has OIDC single sign-on, SCIM and an audit log on its Ultra plan, and no certifications yet.
Can Grok Bot or Octopus22 create other bots?+
Grok Bot's docs say bots can suggest or create a focused bot. Octopus22 teammates can create a new teammate on their own when the work needs one.
Does Grok Bot train on my data?+
Grok Bot says customer data isn't used for training when Privacy Mode is on. Octopus22 doesn't train AI models on your data, and uses model providers that commit not to train on it.
