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Musk says Grok Bot's serving costs were "unsustainably high relative to revenue"

In an X reply on Nov. 1, Elon Musk wrote that the cost of serving Grok Bot was "unsustainably high relative to revenue," per TechCrunch. Users reported weekly limits jumping to 100% over Halloween weekend, and Musk confirmed it was not a glitch. He has not said how limits will change. TopFive could not open the X post.

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Monday, November 2, 2026

08:40
IGN
ign.com/articles/elon-musk-joins-growing-backlash-over-openai-sam-altmans-ram-comments
08:40
Forbes
Elon Musk says the cost of serving Grok Bot was "unsustainably high relative to revenue", following subscriber complaints regarding rapid usage limit depletion
08:40
Business Insider
businessinsider.com/grok-bot-usage-limits-costs-unsustainably-high-elon-musk-agents-2026-11
08:40
Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/11/02/ai-firms-ration-usage-as-losses-mount/
08:40
The Independent
the-independent.com/tech/elon-musk-grok-bot-spacex-ai-b3077490.html
08:40
Moneycontrol
moneycontrol.com/technology/elon-musk-says-grok-bot-is-expensive-to-run-calls-costs-unsustainable-as-users-face-usage-limits-article-14066030.html
08:40
RuntimeWire
runtimewire.com/article/grok-bot-costs-more-to-serve-than-it-earns-musk
09:10
TechRadar
techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/elon-musk-says-grok-bot-was-throttled-because-costs-were-unsustainably-high-as-users-call-the-move-a-rug-pull
11:23
TechCrunch
Elon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to ‘unsustainably high’ costs
12:10
Gizmodo
gizmodo.com/elon-musk-needs-to-save-money-on-grok-days-after-saying-ai-makes-saving-money-pointless-2000833812
12:10
Yahoo Finance
finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/musk-is-throttling-grok-because-its-cost-is-unsustainably-high-162959909.html
12:40
Windows Report
windowsreport.com/elon-musk-admits-grok-bots-unsustainably-high-costs-as-users-hit-limits-early/
13:10
Neowin
neowin.net/news/elon-musk-confirms-strict-grok-bot-usage-limits-due-to-unsustainably-high-costs/

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