Grok is now inside Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
xAI has added free Grok add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on the Microsoft Marketplace. Ask questions about your spreadsheet in plain English, and answers cite the exact cells they came from. Describe an outcome and Grok writes the formula, reruns the forecast, and drops charts directly into the sheet. Office AI is now a three-way race between Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, and Grok.
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xAI has added Grok to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The add-in is free.
The add-ins are live on the Microsoft Marketplace for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ask questions about your spreadsheet in plain English. Answers cite the exact cells they came from, and charts drop directly into the sheet.
In April twenty twenty six xAI demoed Grok for Office. On June twenty second the free add-ins launched. In July xAI published the official Excel writeup.
Describe an outcome and Grok writes the formula or reruns the forecast. Office AI is now a three way race: Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, and Grok.
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- Grok for Excel is a free Microsoft 365 add-in on the Microsoft Marketplace, also available for Word and PowerPoint(xAI official announcement: Grok for Excel)
- Ask questions in plain English; answers cite the cells they came from, charts drop into the sheet, formulas from a description, scenario reruns(xAI official announcement: Grok for Excel)
- April 2026 xAI demo of Grok Office plugins; add-ins launched June 22; reviewer called it a three way race(Why xAI Grok Plugin for Microsoft Office Is a Game Changer)