Musk tightens Grok Bot usage limits over costs
What happened
In early November 2026, Musk confirmed on X that some Grok Bot users hitting their weekend usage allowance early was not a fault but because the cost of the service is too high relative to revenue. Some users reported usage jumping from as low as 50% to 100%. Musk has not said how limits for existing subscribers will be adjusted. A SpaceX filing last month showed AI already accounts for 52% of company revenue, and its renamed Super Intelligence division posted a $431 million profit, though it was affected by a $1.2 billion one-off cost from the acquisition of Cursor.
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- TechCrunch · AIElon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to ‘unsustainably high’ costs
Musk recently referred to Grok Bot as having "the fastest growth of a product that I've ever seen in my life."
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