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Elon Musk says Grok Bot was throttled as costs were ‘unsustainably high’

Grok Bot was throttled last week because Elon Musk said costs were ‘unsustainably high relative to revenue’

Elon Musk says Grok Bot was throttled as costs were ‘unsustainably high’

Recent Grok Bot users have discovered they were reaching their usage limits rapidly. This is due to Elon Musk limiting Grok Bot usage limits as they were deemed "unsustainably high" in costs. Musk revealed that the expense of serving Grok Bot was much higher than the revenue generated, prompting users to express their dissatisfaction.

Many users found their Grok Bot usage skyrocketing from 50% to 100% without even using the AI agents. The revelation came after an X user reached out to Musk, asking for a Grok Bot reset after hitting their 100% usage limit four days early.

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