Grok Bot gets heavy usage limits after unsustainable costs, subsidy era ends
michalmalewicz · x · 2026-11-03
The author contrasts two Elon Musk posts: three days after boasting Grok Bot was the fastest-growing product ever, Musk admitted serving costs were 'unsustainably high relative to revenue' and imposed heavy usage limits. The author quips that 'money will be irrelevant' only applied to users' money, and predicts the AI subsidy party is ending — wrapping up his vibe-coded apps within two weeks.
Related event: Musk admits Grok Bot costs unsustainable as user quotas slashed overnight(21 posts)→
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