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Elon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to 'unsustainably high' costs
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- Over Halloween weekend, some Grok Bot users found their weekly usage limits unexpectedly maxed out, even without active use overnight, with reports of usage jumping from 50% to 100%.
- Elon Musk confirmed this was not a glitch, explaining that the cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue.
- Grok Bot has been highlighted as a key success for SpaceX, contributing to AI making up 52% of the company's income, with the "Super Intelligence" division posting a $431 million profit despite $1.2 billion in one-time costs.
- Musk has yet to clarify how these usage limits will be adjusted for subscribers in the future.
