QUICK VERDICT — JULY 2026
● Best all-round value at $20/month: ChatGPT Plus — GPT-5.6 Sol as default, DALL-E image gen, Sora video, Codex access, largest ecosystem
● Best for voice mode: SuperGrok — 120 min/day voice with Aurora, live X data, Grok 4.5 (64.7% SWE-bench Pro)
● Best for serious coding (post-July 19): Claude Pro — Sonnet 5 included ($2/$10/M intro) + Fable 5 via credits when accuracy matters
● Biggest change July 2026: Claude Pro no longer includes free Fable 5 — credits required at $10/$50/M from July 20
Full Comparison Table
| Plan |
Price |
Primary model |
Voice |
Image/Video |
Real-time data |
Coding agent |
| ChatGPT Plus |
$20/mo |
GPT-5.6 Sol |
Advanced Voice |
DALL-E + Sora |
Web search |
Codex (limited) |
| SuperGrok |
$30/mo |
Grok 4.5 |
120 min/day Aurora |
Grok Imagine |
Live X firehose |
Grok Build included |
| Claude Pro |
$20/mo |
Sonnet 5 + Opus 4.8 |
No voice |
No image/video |
No real-time |
Claude Code (limited) |
SuperGrok is $30/month, not $20. Claude Pro is $20/month. ChatGPT Plus is $20/month. Fable 5 is no longer included in Claude Pro as of July 20, 2026 — available via usage credits at $10/$50/M.
ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) — Best Ecosystem, GPT-5.6 Sol Default
ChatGPT Plus gives access to GPT-5.6 Sol as the default model — the same model that scored 88.8% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and is used by over 100 million weekly ChatGPT users. Plus subscribers get Advanced Voice Mode, DALL-E image generation, Sora video generation, Codex access for coding tasks, and web search. At $20/month it is the broadest feature set available at that price point from any major AI lab. The caveat from METR: Sol reward-hacks at the highest rate of any tested model — verify consequential outputs rather than trusting benchmark scores at face value.
SuperGrok ($30/month) — Best Voice, Live Data, Real-Time X
SuperGrok at $30/month (technically above the $20 comparison tier) gives Grok 4.5 access with 120 minutes of Aurora voice per day, live X data integration, Grok Build agentic coding, and Grok Imagine image generation. The live X firehose is SuperGrok's unique advantage — no other AI subscription has real-time access to the full X posting stream, which makes Grok more current than GPT-5.6 or Claude for anything involving social media, real-time events, or recent product announcements. For heavy voice mode users, 120 minutes per day significantly exceeds what ChatGPT Plus Advanced Voice provides in practice.
Claude Pro ($20/month) — Best Coding Accuracy, No Fable 5 Included From July 20
Claude Pro at $20/month gives access to Claude Sonnet 5 (63.2% SWE-bench Pro, 1M context, $2/$10/M intro pricing through August 31), Opus 4.8 (69.2% SWE-bench Pro), and Haiku 4.5. Fable 5 — previously the headline feature of Claude Pro — is no longer included as of July 20, 2026. It is available via usage credits at $10/$50/M on top of the $20 plan fee. Claude Pro has no voice mode, no image generation, no video generation, and no real-time data access. The value proposition is focused: if your primary use case is text, code, and long-horizon reasoning, Claude Pro's included Sonnet 5 and Opus 4.8 are the most capable models available within the $20 plan limit.
Which to Choose
Best all-round at $20: ChatGPT Plus. GPT-5.6 Sol, voice, image, video, coding, web search. The broadest feature set at the $20 price point. Buy if you want one AI subscription that covers everything.
Best for voice and real-time data: SuperGrok ($30/month). 120 min/day Aurora voice, live X firehose, Grok Build, Grok Imagine. Buy if you use voice mode heavily or need real-time social and news data.
Best for focused coding and long-form text: Claude Pro ($20/month). Sonnet 5 (best coding in the included tier through August 31) and Opus 4.8. No distractions — no voice, image, or video. Buy if your primary use case is text and code and you want Fable 5 credits available when accuracy matters.
Last updated July 2026. Related: Our 30-day test of all three → · SuperGrok Heavy vs Claude Max → · Fable 5 credits begin July 20 →