Grok Bot gives each xAI agent its own always-on cloud computer

They run any app by clicking, not by API — from $120/seat. But every bot shares one login, and Copilot retires four Claude models Sept 1.

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  • An agent with its own computer, driving any app

    Grok Bot gives each account a persistent cloud Linux VM the agent runs by taking screenshots and issuing mouse clicks — no API and no vendor connector, so it works in any browser app you can log into. The weekend build: hand it a SaaS tool that never shipped an API and let it grind through the busywork.

  • Priced per computer, and billed through Cursor

    Access runs $120/seat a month on Cursor Teams Premium (SSO and analytics included), $200 on Cursor Ultra, or $300 on SuperGrok Heavy for individuals — you're renting a machine, not buying tokens. Billing flows through Cursor's account system as SpaceX moves to acquire Cursor's parent Anysphere for roughly $60B, expected to close in Q3.

  • Every bot shares one login — plan for it

    There is no isolation between bots: they share one VM, one set of browser cookies, one filesystem, one shell. xAI's docs call the screens “separate work surfaces, not separate security boundaries,” so a bot that can reach your finances is reachable by every other bot on the account. xAI's own advice is to start read-only on low-stakes work, with nothing touching production or regulated data.

  • Elsewhere: Copilot retires four Claude models Sept 1

    GitHub Copilot will drop Claude Opus 4.5 and 4.6, Sonnet 4.5 and 4.6, plus Gemini 3.1 Pro and Raptor Mini across all surfaces on September 1; only annual individual subscribers keep Sonnet 4.6. If your prompts or agents are pinned to those model IDs, move them now before they disappear.