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Lobstack and Grok Bot

Grok Bot gives you named agents on xAI’s cloud that keep working with your laptop shut and stop for sensitive actions. Lobstack runs bots on your own computer and stops before every change.

Grok Bot is made by xAI. Every claim about it is quoted from xAI’s own pages, read 2026-10-01. Sources

Where the work runs

Grok Bot

A persistent cloud computer with a browser, files and a terminal, shared by all your Bots.

Lobstack

On your computer: Windows, macOS or Linux. Prompts go to the model; the rest stays local.

When it stops for you

Grok Bot

Sensitive actions, as judged by a separate review model. You can add “Ask first” rules for more.

Lobstack

Every step that changes something, by default: a write, a command, a push or a message, with the exact change in front of you.

With your computer off

Grok Bot

Keeps working. The cloud computer does not need your laptop.

Lobstack

Nothing runs. Routines run on a schedule only while the app is open.

Where Grok Bot is stronger

What Grok Bot does better.

It works while you sleep

Grok Bot’s computer is in xAI’s cloud and stays on. A job started at night is done in the morning. Lobstack’s bots stop when your computer does.

Bots that hand work to each other

Every Bot on an account shares one computer, its files and its logins, so one can pick up where another left off without setup.

Reachable from Slack

A team can message a Bot in Slack. Lobstack’s bots are reached in the desktop app.

Nothing to install

It runs in xAI’s apps. Lobstack is a desktop download, and a beta one.

Side by side

9 questions, each answered from its own side’s pages.

LobstackGrok Bot xAI
What it isA desktop app where AI bots work in your repos, files and tools, and wait for your yes before changing anything.A team of always-on agents, each with a name, a job and memory.
Where the work runsOn your computer: Windows, macOS or Linux. Prompts go to the model; the rest stays local.A persistent cloud computer with a browser, files and a terminal, shared by all your Bots.
With your computer offNothing runs. Routines run on a schedule only while the app is open.Keeps working. The cloud computer does not need your laptop.
Where you talk to itIn the desktop app, in a thread per job.The Grok app, by text, dictation or voice. A team Bot can also be messaged in Slack.
Apps it works in36 built-in connectors, any MCP server by URL or command, and your own files and repos.Connectors installed as plugins, among them Salesforce, Gmail, Slack and Notion, plus its own browser.
When it stops for youEvery step that changes something, by default: a write, a command, a push or a message, with the exact change in front of you.Sensitive actions, as judged by a separate review model. You can add “Ask first” rules for more.
Where your data livesOne folder on your disk. Keys in your operating system’s credential store. No telemetry.On xAI’s cloud, in a microVM per account. Every Bot on the account shares its files and logins.
Who can use it todayAnyone, as a free download. A public beta, not code-signed yet.Included with SuperGrok plans, and with Cursor Pro and Cursor Teams.
PriceFree to download. $5 of credit for 30 days, then $1 a week. Paid plans from $29 a month, or your own provider key.Weekly usage comes with the plan. More is billed at token cost.

As of 2026-10-01. Plans, prices and regions change; check them before you decide.

Which one

Pick the one that fits the job.

Choose Grok Bot if

  • The work has to keep going with your laptop shut.
  • You already pay for SuperGrok or Cursor and want agents included.
  • Your team wants to message an agent from Slack.

Choose Lobstack if

  • The work is on your computer: your repos, your files, your local tools.
  • You want every change to wait for your yes, not only what a reviewer model calls sensitive.
  • You want your data and keys on your own disk, not on a shared cloud computer.
  • You want to choose the model, or bring your own key.

Questions

What people ask.

Does Grok Bot ask before it acts?

For sensitive or consequential actions, yes: xAI says a separate review model decides when to stop, and you can add “Ask first” rules. Lobstack stops before every step that changes something, by default, and shows the exact change.

Can Lobstack keep working with my computer off?

No. Lobstack runs on your computer, so routines run only while the app is open. If the work has to run overnight with your laptop shut, Grok Bot’s cloud computer is the better fit.

Where does each one keep my files and logins?

Grok Bot keeps them on a cloud computer xAI runs for your account, shared by all your Bots. Lobstack keeps them in one folder on your disk, with keys in your operating system’s credential store.

Sources

Every page we read.

  1. x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot

    What it is · read 2026-10-01

    “Grok Bot is your team of always-on agents.”
  2. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview

    Where the work runs · read 2026-10-01

    “Each Bot works on a persistent cloud computer with a browser, filesystem, and terminal”
  3. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/computer-and-apps

    With your computer off · Bots sharing one computer · read 2026-10-01

    “without depending on your laptop remaining open”
    “All of your Bots use the same cloud computer”
  4. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/team-bots

    Where you talk to it · read 2026-10-01

    “Teammates chat with it in the app or Slack”
  5. x.ai/bot/guides/grok-bot-for-gtm

    Apps it works in · read 2026-10-01

    “Salesforce, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Drive, Slack, Notion”
  6. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/approvals-security-and-privacy

    When it stops for you · read 2026-10-01

    “Sensitive or consequential actions can stop for approval.”
  7. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/security

    Where your data lives · read 2026-10-01

    “Each user gets a dedicated Firecracker microVM”
  8. x.ai/news/grok-bot-more-plans

    Who can use it today · read 2026-10-01

    “Grok Bot is now included with all SuperGrok, Cursor Pro, and Cursor Teams plans”
  9. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/faq

    Price · read 2026-10-01

    “Grok Bot subscriptions come with weekly usage included”
  10. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/teams-and-enterprises

    Team and enterprise controls · read 2026-10-01

  11. Lobstack’s column

    Each line restates a page on this site: /download, /docs/app, /docs/app#routines, /connectors, /docs/app#approval, /pricing.

Try Lobstack on your own computer.

Free for Windows, macOS and Linux, in public beta. Bots work on your machine and wait for your yes before anything changes.

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