Musk cites high costs as Grok Bot users hit limits early

Elon Musk said Grok Bot’s cost of service was unsustainably high relative to its revenue, after subscribers reported reaching their weekly usage limits earlier than expected. His November 1 post on X did not provide financial figures or specify whether the reported limits had changed. Musk was responding to a user who said the limit had been reached with four days remaining before the weekly reset and asked whether access could be restored. Other subscribers also described reaching their limits unusually quickly, with some reporting that usage meters rose sharply despite little or no activity. Those reports came from users and were not independently verified in the material provided. Grok’s official account said allocations had been adjusted because of high serving costs. It also said a separate billing and dashboard issue temporarily displayed inaccurate high usage readings for some users, without affecting actual metering, and that the issue had been resolved. The account’s explanation was not independently verified. The distinction leaves unclear how much of the complaints reflected adjusted allowances and how much involved inaccurate displays. Musk did not announce a...