Grok Bot Quotas Jump 20-40% Overnight as Musk Admits Subsidy Is Unsustainable
yangyi · x · 2026-11-02
Users report Grok Bot has been routing far fewer tasks to Opus 5.5 after its initial rollout, and quotas suddenly tightened by 20–40% overnight. Musk attributed the change to Grok Bot's cost being unsustainable relative to revenue, ending the subsidy.
Commentator yangyi argues the economics of personal agents remain murky: most scenarios will eventually run on-device, and only people who continuously create value can earn back the token costs — noting Meta's free Muse likely faces similar pressure.
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