# 6 ways to give Grok Bot its own phone number in 2026

By Samuel Oram-Jones

Grok Bot can already make a phone call, but the number it calls from is temporary and can be reclaimed. Bland's Agent Phone Plan is the strongest alternative for a Grok Bot owner who wants a dedicated US number that also texts and takes calls in, at a flat monthly price. Five services that connect to Grok Bot are set out below next to its built-in calling, with prices as of November 2026.

Grok Bot is made by SpaceXSI (formerly xAI). Bland's [Grok Bot phone calls](https://www.bland.ai/ai-phone-number/grok-bot-phone-calls) page covers setup on a Bland number, Bland's earlier guide covers [ways to put Grok Bot on the phone](https://www.bland.ai/blog/grok-bot-phone-number), and [AI agent phone plans compared](/compare/agent-phone-plan) sets every option side by side.

## Why do people look for an alternative to Grok Bot's built-in calling?

A Grok Bot owner looks past its built-in calling because Grok Bot calls from a temporary number that can be reclaimed, while Bland gives an agent a dedicated US number that stays on the account. Elon Musk posted on 25 October 2026 that Grok Bot can call a person or business, and Grok Bot's terms of service, section 2.7, updated 31 October 2026, set the rules.

A dentist's office that calls back next Tuesday may not reach the same number. A Bland number stays on the account, takes texts and calls in as well as placing them, and costs a known amount each month.

## What should I check in a phone number for Grok Bot?

A Grok Bot owner should check that a Bland number or a rival's is dedicated rather than shared or temporary, that it texts and takes calls as well as places them, and how Grok Bot connects to it. Most services here connect over MCP (Model Context Protocol), the standard way an AI assistant plugs into an outside tool. After that come calls at once, countries, and flat or per-minute pricing.

## What are the best ways to give Grok Bot its own phone number?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan is the best way to give Grok Bot its own phone number, with ClawCall, AgentLine, Dial, and call4me as four other services that connect to Grok Bot, and Grok Bot's own calling as the starting point.

| Option | Number Grok Bot calls from | Calls in | Texts from the number | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bland Agent Phone Plan | Dedicated US local number | Yes | Yes, to US and Canada numbers | $9.99 for the first month (once per account owner), then $19.99 a month; the first plan purchase includes $10 of international calling credits |
| ClawCall | Shared, or dedicated US caller ID on Unlimited Reserve | Unlimited Reserve Plus, or a connected Twilio number | No | Unlimited $8.99 a month |
| AgentLine | Dedicated US or Canada number | Yes | Yes | Individual $20/month |
| Dial | Dedicated number | Yes | Yes | Virtual $3/mo, plus per-minute calls |
| call4me | Free US number assigned on the first call | Callbacks only | No | $0.25 a minute from pickup |

### Grok Bot's built-in calling

Grok Bot's built-in calling places or receives calls for its owner with no second service. Calls identify themselves as made by a virtual assistant and may be recorded, and those disclosures can't be turned off. The customer is the caller of record. Built-in calling suits an owner who needs an occasional call and doesn't expect anyone to call back on the same number.

<div class="cmp-proscons"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>Calls out and in are built into Grok Bot</li><li>Every call announces a virtual assistant</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Any assigned number is temporary and can be reclaimed</li></ul></div></div>

### Bland Agent Phone Plan

Bland's Agent Phone Plan gives an AI agent one dedicated US local number for calls and texts, with unlimited voice minutes and SMS to US and Canada numbers, subject to fair use (the plan covers one person's errands, not bulk outreach). The first plan purchase also includes an extra $10 of international calling credits, so the agent can make international calls, and the plan includes live call transfer to the owner and voice cloning. Grok Bot places a call from that number and reports back with a transcript and summary, or sends a text from it, and when someone replies, Bland answers from the number toward the goal Grok Bot gave. Calls in reach the same number. The agent asks for a late checkout or requests an appointment change, and the business decides.

A person adds the Phone with Bland template to Grok Bot and follows its setup. Bland's docs also cover two more routes: Grok Bot sets itself up and pays with a Link shared payment token after the owner approves in the Link app, or the owner brings their own key. Both docs routes end with a custom MCP connection, so the owner's Grok Bot version has to accept a server URL and an Authorization header, and Bland's docs say Grok Bot needs an extra compatibility check. [Grok Bot sets up its own Bland account](https://www.bland.ai/blog/grok-bot-sets-up-its-own-bland-account) walks through the self-signup route.

The plan runs one call at a time, inbound and outbound, with 20 calls an hour, 50 a day, 1,000 call minutes a day, 60 minutes at most per outbound call, and 20 texts an hour or 100 a day, to US and Canada numbers. Bland lets a person try it for free. That try covers outbound calls only, from a shared Bland number: no dedicated number, no texting, no incoming calls.

<div class="cmp-proscons cmp-proscons-own"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>A dedicated US number that Grok Bot calls and texts from, and that people can call or text back</li><li>Unlimited calls and texts to US and Canada numbers, subject to fair use, at a flat monthly price</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Built for one agent running one person's errands, one call at a time, so a team placing calls at volume needs Bland's Build plan or Enterprise</li></ul></div></div>

**Price:** $9.99 for the first month (once per account owner), then $19.99 a month. Renews monthly on the card on file until cancelled. Cancel in Billing and Plans or through the API. More calls at once need Bland's Build plan, on the [pricing page](https://www.bland.ai/pricing). Enterprise pricing is custom, set with Bland's sales team. The full plan is on Bland's [AI phone number](https://www.bland.ai/ai-phone-number) page.

### ClawCall

ClawCall is a finished AI calling agent that dials, waits on hold, talks to whoever answers, and brings back the result. The owner sends Grok Bot one message asking for the ClawCall MCP and approves the sign-in. ClawCall suits an owner who only needs calls out to US numbers.

The Unlimited plan and the free trial call from shared numbers, Unlimited Reserve adds a dedicated US caller ID, and Unlimited Reserve Plus or a connected Twilio number answers calls in. ClawCall doesn't send texts from a number. Every account places one outbound call at a time, and every call opens with an English recording notice.

<div class="cmp-proscons"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>One-message setup from inside Grok Bot</li><li>Free trial of 30 calls or 30 minutes, whichever comes first, with no card</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>No texts from the number on any plan</li><li>Calls to US +1 numbers only</li></ul></div></div>

**Price:** Unlimited $8.99 a month, Unlimited Reserve $14.99, and Unlimited Reserve Plus $18.99, with no per-minute charges under fair use. [Grok Bot calling vs ClawCall](/blog/grok-bot-calling-vs-clawcall) goes further.

### AgentLine

AgentLine is a phone API that gives an AI agent a US or Canada number for calls and SMS, open source under the MIT licence with a hosted cloud. AgentLine works with Grok Bot and connects through a hosted MCP server with an API key, a skill file, or a REST API. AgentLine suits a developer who wants open-source code and per-minute billing past a monthly allowance.

<div class="cmp-proscons"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>Calls and texts in both directions on one dedicated number</li><li>Open-source code under the MIT licence</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>100 minutes and 400 texts a month on the entry plan, with overage billed on top</li></ul></div></div>

**Price:** AgentLine says "Individual is $20/month with 1 US/CA number, 100 minutes, and 400 SMS." Past that, calls cost $0.12 a minute and texts $0.02 each.

### Dial

Dial sells calls, SMS, WhatsApp, and iMessage for AI agents through one API, one CLI, and one MCP server. Dial offers a Grok Bot setup prompt that points the agent at Dial's skill file, and sign-up needs the owner's own phone number. Dial suits a developer building messaging across several channels.

<div class="cmp-proscons"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>Calls and two-way texts on a dedicated number</li><li>$5 of credit with no card to start</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Calls are billed per minute unless the number is switched to a subscription priced in Dial's dashboard</li><li>Free accounts are capped at 5 minutes a call until the first top-up</li></ul></div></div>

**Price:** Virtual $3/mo, Local $35/mo, and All channels $300/mo, with calls from $0.13 a minute self-hosted and $0.22 managed.

### call4me

call4me is an MCP service that lets a person's AI assistant phone businesses for them, and it connects to Grok Bot as a custom MCP server. Every account gets a free US number on its first call, and the agent answers callbacks to it. call4me suits someone who calls a few businesses a month and wants to pay by the minute.

call4me reaches the US, Canada, the EU, the UK, and a few other countries from its free number, and its caller doesn't announce that it is an AI but says yes if asked.

<div class="cmp-proscons"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>No subscription, and unanswered, busy, or failed calls are free</li><li>Calls reach countries beyond the US and Canada</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>No texts to businesses from the number</li><li>Calls in are limited to callbacks</li></ul></div></div>

**Price:** Prepaid credits loaded $10.00 to $500.00 at a time, and calls cost $0.25 a minute from pickup. Worked from published prices, 80 minutes of calls comes to $20.00, about a month of Bland's plan after the first.

## Which way of giving Grok Bot a phone number should I pick?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan is the pick for a Grok Bot owner who wants calls, texts, and inbound on one number, because that dedicated US number stays on the account at a flat monthly price. Grok Bot's own calling still covers a one-off call nobody needs to return, and the per-minute services suit owners who call rarely or build in code.

The [Grok Bot calling review](/blog/grok-bot-calling-review) covers the built-in feature in depth, and [Grok Bot built-in calling vs a dedicated number](/compare/agent-phone-plan-vs-grok-bot-calling) sets it against Bland directly.

Bland isn't partnered with or endorsed by OpenAI, Anthropic, or SpaceXSI.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the best way to give Grok Bot its own phone number?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan is the best way, because it gives Grok Bot one dedicated US local number for calls out, calls in, and texts. A person adds the Phone with Bland template to Grok Bot and follows its setup.

### Can Grok Bot make phone calls without an add-on?

Yes, Grok Bot can place and receive calls on its own, and any number it is assigned is temporary and can be reclaimed. Grok Bot's terms say those calls announce a virtual assistant and may be recorded, and that the customer is the caller of record.

### Is there a cheaper way to give Grok Bot a phone number?

Yes, ClawCall, Dial, and call4me cost less than Bland's Agent Phone Plan for a Grok Bot owner who calls rarely. ClawCall's Unlimited plan is $8.99 a month on shared numbers with no texts, Dial's Virtual number is $3/mo, with calls billed per minute by default, and call4me charges $0.25 a minute with no subscription.

### Which option lets Grok Bot send texts from its number?

Bland, AgentLine, and Dial let an agent send and receive texts on its own number, while ClawCall and call4me don't. [Can Grok Bot send text messages](https://www.bland.ai/blog/can-grok-bot-send-text-messages) covers the details.

### Which option also works with ChatGPT or Claude?

Bland, ClawCall, Dial, and call4me all connect to ChatGPT and Claude as well as Grok Bot. In ChatGPT, an owner turns on developer mode for apps and connectors, adds Bland's MCP server as a custom connector, and signs in with Bland, after checking that their ChatGPT plan can add a custom connector with write actions. In the Claude app, the owner adds a custom connector under Settings, Connectors, pointing at Bland's MCP server, then signs in with Bland.

### Can Grok Bot take calls on a Bland number?

Yes, Grok Bot can take calls on its Bland number, and people can call or text that number back. While a call is live, a new inbound caller hears a busy message.