Musk says the cost of Grok Bot service is unsustainable relative to revenue

Nov 3

1. 08:44

   Cailian Press

   Grok Bot user quotas exhausted early; Musk says service costs are too high to sustain

   Responding to complaints that Grok Bot user quotas were exhausted early, Musk said the service's costs are too high relative to revenue and unsustainable. Grok Bot is an AI agent launched by SpaceX in August this year, offering tiers from a free version to a $200-per-month plan, with each tier subject to a weekly reset limit; its daily active users grew from fewer than 100,000 in early September to more than 600,000 by October 26.

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3. 08:43

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   Grok Bot users report quotas running out early; Musk says service costs are too high to sustain

   Musk responded on X to complaints from Grok Bot users that their quotas were running out early, saying the product's service costs are too high relative to revenue and unsustainable. Multiple subscribers reported that weekly quotas are being consumed noticeably faster, with some using up their quota with 4 days still left before the reset. Grok Bot is an AI agent launched by SpaceX in August this year, offering tiers ranging from a free version to a $200-per-month plan, with each tier having usage limits that reset weekly; reports say its daily active users have grown from fewer than 100,000 in early September to more than 600,000 as of October 26.

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6. 02:15

   The Decoder

   SpaceX Reportedly Cuts Grok Bot Quota; Musk Says Running Costs Too High Relative to Revenue

   SpaceX has reportedly cut the usage quota for Grok Bot, with some users discovering over the weekend that their quota had been halved. Musk responded on X on Sunday that the cost of running Grok Bot is unsustainably high relative to revenue, but did not directly confirm the cut. Grok Bot can browse websites, reply to emails, and log into accounts, and its quota is shared with Grok and the coding platform Cursor; less than two weeks ago Musk had called it the fastest-growing product, and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell mentioned in early October that it had 800,000 paying users per week. OpenAI and Anthropic are also tightening their monthly subscription plans: OpenAI will merge Codex and Chat quotas starting in December, and Anthropic says the cost of an agent is 4 to 15 times that of a simple chat.

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7. 00:23

   TechCrunch AI

   Musk Tightens Grok Bot Usage Limits Due to Excessive Costs

   Musk confirmed on X that the tightening of Grok Bot's weekly usage limits was not a malfunction, but rather because the cost of the service was too high relative to revenue. Some users reported that weekend usage jumped directly from as low as 50% to 100%. SpaceX's filing last month stated that AI already accounted for 52% of the company's revenue, and its renamed Super Intelligence division achieved a profit of $431 million.

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