# Grok Build vs. Claude Code: I tested which one has the better memory

DevFeed: [Grok Build vs. Claude Code: I tested which one has the better memory](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/grok-build-vs-claude-code-i-tested-which-one-has-the-better-memory-57629.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/grok-build-vs-claude-code-memory/>)

Author: Jessica Wachtel

Published: 2026-09-21T20:04:18Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-new-stack.md>)

Topics: [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Headless Browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/headless-browser.md>)

Tags: [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-engineering.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [headless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/headless.md>)

## AI overview

The article compares memory features in Grok Build and Claude Code through scripted cross-session tests. It examines whether each coding agent stores and retrieves project facts, decisions, and rules across sessions and projects.

## Source excerpt

On September 16, xAI announced memory in Grok Build, its terminal coding agent. The pitch was that Grok "keeps notes The post Grok Build vs. Claude Code: I tested which one has the better memory appeared first on The New Stack.