# October vs Grok Bot

Coordinate your own tools on a canvas, compared with a persistent cloud team.

Checked 2026-11-02.

October is a shared workspace around the agents, applications and people involved in a project. Grok Bots are named persistent agents that can work in parallel and message one another. An account’s Bots share a cloud computer with files, browser sessions and app logins, while each Bot has a screen for computer use. Desktop and mobile clients reach work that can continue without the user’s laptop. October brings independently chosen coding harnesses, live applications and people together on one shared canvas. Grok Bot organizes work around its persistent team and shared cloud computer. Both support agent communication; compare the work environment, provider choices and review surface you want to supervise.

## Choose October if
- You want independently chosen coding tools and human teammates on a shared canvas.
- You want connected sessions to exchange questions and results through Agent Intercom.
- You want to inspect live apps and agent work together, with canvas, Kanban and code views.

## Choose Grok Bot if
- You want named Bots to retain responsibilities between conversations.
- You want several Bots sharing a persistent cloud computer and app sessions.
- You want to reach ongoing cloud work from desktop or mobile.

## Side by side

| What matters | October | Grok Bot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Main workflow | Coordinate coding agents, applications and people around a project. | Run persistent named Bots on ongoing tasks. ([source](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)) |
| Working surface | A shared visual canvas, plus Kanban and code views. | Bot conversations and a shared cloud computer. ([source](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)) |
| Where tasks run | Local and connected cloud work in the same workspace, subject to the service and plan. | A persistent cloud computer that can continue while the laptop is closed. ([source](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)) |
| Agent coordination | Connected independent sessions exchange questions and results through Agent Intercom. | Bots run in parallel and send messages to one another. ([source](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)) |
| Tools and accounts | Bring supported coding harnesses with their existing provider accounts. | Grok Bot’s accounts, tools and persistent app sessions. ([source](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)) |
| Review and control | Inspect agent sessions, live app previews and results with your collaborators. | Inspect Bot conversations, their computer screens and task results. ([source](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)) |

## What changes in the day-to-day workflow

October brings independently chosen coding harnesses, live applications and people together on one shared canvas. Grok Bot organizes work around its persistent team and shared cloud computer. Both support agent communication; compare the work environment, provider choices and review surface you want to supervise.

## Shared computer or shared workspace

A shared cloud computer can preserve browser sessions and files for a persistent team. October’s canvas instead keeps independently chosen coding sessions, applications and people near the project. Compare what needs to persist and what needs to remain visible during review. Cloud execution and agent messages are not, by themselves, exclusive capabilities.

## Questions

### Why use October if I already use Grok Bot?

October gives chosen coding agents, applications and teammates a shared project workspace. Its value is supervising those pieces together while keeping control of the review.

### Which Grok workflow does October support?

October’s harness list includes Grok. Follow that integration’s setup; a supported coding harness does not imply that separate hosted Bot workers or their history are imported automatically.

### What should I try first in October?

Try a supported Grok coding session with a second harness and a browser preview. Keep their questions and results together during review.

## Sources
- [Grok Bot: official product documentation](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview)
- [October: product overview](https://www.october.dev/)

[All comparisons](https://www.october.dev/comparisons)