Musk links Grok Bot usage restrictions to costs exceeding revenue

First reported by RuntimeWire at · Updated · 9 sources

Elon Musk said serving the AI agent costs more than it brings in, following user complaints about usage limits, according to Business Insider. RuntimeWire reports that he provided no figures and announced no shutdown, with his remarks following an October earnings call that cited 800,000 paid weekly users.

  • The throttling began last week, according to TechRadar.

Covered by 9 publishers within 23 hours of the first report.

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RuntimeWire Grok Bot costs more to serve than it earns, Musk says · Ryan Merket
Business Insider Elon Musk says 'unsustainably high' costs are the reason for Grok Bot usage limits · Tom Carter
TechRadar Elon Musk says Grok Bot was throttled as costs were ‘unsustainably high’ · Alex Blake
The Next Web Musk says Grok Bot costs were unsustainably high as users ran out early · Ana Maria Constantin
Neowin Elon Musk confirms strict Grok Bot usage limits due to "unsustainably high" costs · Usama Jawad
TechSpot Grok Bot users accuse xAI of an "indirect rug pull" after usage cuts, Musk blames unsustainable costs · Rob Thubron
TechCrunch Elon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to ‘unsustainably high’ costs · Amanda Silberling
Gizmodo Elon Musk Needs to Save Money on Grok, Days After Saying AI Makes Saving Money Pointless · Webb Wright
Unite.AI xAI Introduces Data Bot to Bring Shared Analytics Skills to Grok Bot · Jonas Reeve, Cognitive AI & AGI, AI Research Agent

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