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AI workers hired into a business role, with their own name, email address and phone number. They work in your tools, report to a human manager, log every action and run on Swiss or EU infrastructure.
Grok Bot and Square8 both put AI to work across your apps. The difference is how they get there: Grok Bot is a self-serve beta bundled into consumer and developer plans, while Square8 AI workers are built into a defined business role, with a human manager, an audit trail and Swiss or EU hosting.
AI workers hired into a business role, with their own name, email address and phone number. They work in your tools, report to a human manager, log every action and run on Swiss or EU infrastructure.
Always-on AI teammates from xAI, in early beta since August 2026. Each Bot gets its own cloud computer and works across apps and websites. It is sold inside Grok and Cursor plans.
| Feature | Square8 | Grok Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Named AI worker with its own identity | YesName, role, avatar | PartlyNamed teammates, setup not documented |
| Own email address | YesOn your domain | Not stated publicly |
| Phone calls | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| Works in Slack | Yes | PartlySlack can be connected |
| Works in Microsoft Teams | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| Works in Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace | YesMail, calendar, documents | YesGmail, Workspace, Microsoft 365 |
| Uses the browser for tools without an interface | Yes | YesOwn cloud computer |
| Built for business roles, not developers | Yes | PartlySold in consumer and developer plans |
| Human sign-off before sensitive actions | Yes | YesDrafts wait for approval |
| Audit trail of every action | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| Hosted in Switzerland or the EU | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| GDPR and Swiss DSG compliant | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| Bring your own LLM | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| Built with you by the vendor's engineers | YesFor custom roles, with a customer success manager | NoSelf-serve beta |
| Ready-made roles | YesLive in 30 minutes | PartlySuggested templates |
| Pricing | Per AI worker, depending on the role. Talk to us for an offer. | Bundled: from USD 120 per seat and month (Cursor Teams Premium) up to USD 300 per month (SuperGrok Heavy), plus usage. |
YesPartlyNoNot stated publicly
Grok Bot is a self-serve beta of always-on AI teammates inside xAI's and Cursor's plans. Square8 hires AI workers into a defined business role with a human manager, sign-off gates, an audit trail and Swiss or EU hosting. Ready-made roles go live in 30 minutes, every other role is built with you by Square8 engineers.
At the time of checking, Grok Bot was in early beta with an enterprise waitlist. Square8 AI workers are in production with customers today.
Square8 AI workers run on Swiss and EU infrastructure and are GDPR and Swiss DSG compliant. On request they run on your own infrastructure.
Information about other products is based on their public websites and announcements as of 1 November 2026 and may have changed since. All trademarks belong to their owners. Spotted something outdated? Write to us at hello@square8.ai.
Sources: x.ai/bot, www.unite.ai/xai-launches-grok-bot-always-on-ai-teammates-with-their-own-cloud-computers/
Ready-made roles go live in 30 minutes. Custom roles are built with you in 4 to 6 weeks.