TechCrunch: Musk says the cost of serving Grok Bot was "unsustainably high relative to revenue" after users' usage limits were cut

2026-11-02 · part of Grok

What happened

TechCrunch reported that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed in an X post on November 1 that the cost of serving Grok Bot was "unsustainably high relative to revenue" — the post followed reports from some users that their weekly usage limits had jumped, in some cases from as low as 50% to 100%, over the Halloween weekend without overnight use; TechCrunch says Musk has not said how subscribers' limits will change. (TechCrunch) Claims: kat-claim-295488fbe84b

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