Grok Bot Users Hit Weekly Limits as Musk Cites High Serving Costs

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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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Latest development11/3 02:15 (UTC+8)

SpaceX reportedly halves Grok Bot quotas after Musk cites high running costs The Decoder

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11/3 02:15 (UTC+8) · 1 reports
SpaceX reportedly cuts Grok Bot usage quotas
The Decoder：SpaceX reportedly halves Grok Bot quotas after Musk cites high running costs
11/3 00:23 (UTC+8) · 1 reports
Elon Musk confirms Grok Bot usage limits cut due to high serving costs
TechCrunch · AI：Musk says Grok Bot limits tightened over unsustainably high serving costs

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11/3

02:15
The Decoder
SpaceX reportedly halves Grok Bot quotas after Musk cites high running costs
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.
00:23
TechCrunch · AI
Musk says Grok Bot limits tightened over unsustainably high serving costs
Elon Musk confirmed on X that Grok Bot users' weekly usage limits were maxed out over Halloween weekend, not from a glitch, writing that the cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue. Some users reported usage jumping from as low as 50% to 100%. Musk has not said how subscriber limits will change going forward.

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