Grok Bot quietly cuts quotas 20-40% and reduces Opus routing as subsidies prove unsustainable
oran_ge · x · 2026-11-02
Musk admitted Grok Bot's costs are unsustainable relative to revenue, ending deep subsidies. Users report routing to Opus 5.5 dropping noticeably, while quotas shrank 20-40% overnight. Commentators note the Personal Agent business model's economics remain hard to justify.
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