Musk cites Grok Bot serving costs after usage complaints

Musk said Grok Bot’s serving costs were “unsustainably high” compared with the revenue it generated.[1] The comment came after a user asked him for a reset and said many people had used up their allowance quickly that week.[1] That user reported reaching 100% usage with four days remaining before the reset, adding that they normally did not reach 100%.[1] TechCrunch characterized the action as throttling Grok Bot limits because of high costs.[3] The evidence does not specify how many users were affected.

Musk’s post is dated November 1 at 8:34 p.m.[1] Forbes reported that he made the cost comment on Sunday and that it came less than two weeks after he touted Grok Bot’s growth.[2] Separately, TechCrunch reported Musk describing a product’s growth as the fastest he had ever seen.[3] The evidence does not establish that the product in that description was Grok Bot, so the two growth references should not be treated as the same statement. The sequence puts the cost comment close to public discussion of growth, but does not quantify either growth or serving costs.

SpaceXSI’s pricing page lists Super at $100 per month and 15 times the usage of Plus.[5] It lists Ultra at $200 per month and 50 times the usage of Plus.[5] Those published figures give users a way to compare listed plan prices and usage multipliers, but they do not explain Musk’s cost comment.[1][5] The Verge said Musk did not provide details about what had changed.[4] The evidence also does not say whether the reported usage experience prompted a particular plan change.

Forbes described Grok Bot as SpaceX’s AI agent, while The Verge described it as xAI’s always-on AI agent.[2][4] SpaceXSI’s FAQ says Grok Bot can use a persistent cloud computer, connected tools, websites and files to do work, and can continue in the background.[6] The FAQ lists desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux, as well as companion apps for iOS and Android.[6] These details describe the product’s stated capabilities and app availability; they do not establish whether any of those features or apps changed alongside the usage complaints.