SpaceX reportedly halves Grok Bot quotas after Musk cites high running costs
SpaceXSI apparently cuts Grok Bot quotas weeks after Musk called it his fastest-growing product
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- SpaceX
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- reportedly cuts usage quotas Grok Bot
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SpaceX is apparently cutting Grok Bot usage limits.
What happened
SpaceX appears to be cutting Grok Bot usage limits, with several users seeing quotas halved over the weekend, according to the Telegraph. Elon Musk said on X on Sunday that running Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue, without outright confirming a cut. Grok Bot shares its quota with Grok and the coding platform Cursor.
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See the full storyGrok Bot Users Hit Weekly Limits as Musk Cites High Serving CostsThe story so far
Elon Musk said Grok Bot users reached their weekly usage limits over Halloween weekend because serving the bot cost more than its revenue, not because of a glitch. Some users reported their usage jumping from 50% to 100%. Musk has not said how subscriber limits will change. The Decoder, citing the Telegraph, reported that several users saw their quotas cut in half. Musk acknowledged the high serving costs but did not explicitly confirm a quota cut. Grok Bot shares its quota with Grok and the coding platform Cursor.
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