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Tuesday 3 November 2026

Musk says Grok Bot's cost was 'unsustainably high'

Grok Bot users hit their weekly limits early. Elon Musk said serving the agent cost too much for its revenue, then some users saw their meters reset.

Nico Park Tuesday 3 November 2026, open calendar5 min read

Elon Musk shaking hands with an official as he arrives at the Pentagon in Virginia on 21 March 2025. Photo: US Department of Defense (public domain), modified

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Grok Bot users woke up over the Halloween weekend to find their weekly allowance gone, and Elon Musk has now told them why. "The cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue," he wrote on X on Sunday 1 November US time.

Elon Musk in a dark jacket shakes hands with a man in a suit beside a car outside the Pentagon — Elon Musk shaking hands with an official as he arrives at the Pentagon in Virginia on 21 March 2025. Photo: US Department of Defense (public domain), modified

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