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Did Elon Musk say Grok Bot serving costs are unsustainably high relative to revenue?

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TechCrunch and Business Insider report Elon Musk replied on X that “The cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue,” after paying users said weekly usage limits maxed out days early; TLDR summarized the same. xAI/SpaceX has not posted a formal product notice on new limits.

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  1. Unconfirmed → Reported

  2. Reported

    TLDR: Elon Musk said Grok Bot costs are unsustainably high relative to revenue, after paying users hit weekly usage limits days early.

    Source: TLDR Newsletter (X)
  3. Reported

    TechCrunch reports Musk confirmed on X that Grok Bot serving costs were “unsustainably high relative to revenue” after users saw weekly limits max out early over Halloween weekend; he has not detailed how limits change going forward.

    Source: TechCrunch
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