Same flight, $1K apart: Grok Bot beats Muse on price because it searched Google Flights, not Duffel
petergyang · x · 2026-09-26
The author had Grok @bot and Muse track the same Japan flight itinerary. Muse quoted a price $1K+ higher than Grok Bot, and when asked why, it admitted it searched via Duffel (an airline ticketing API) instead of Google Flights.
A neat reminder that an AI assistant's choice of tools/data sources directly changes real-world results — picking the wrong flight data source can cost users over a thousand dollars.
Related event: Meta Muse Quotes $1000 More Than Grok for Same Flight(2 posts)→
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