SpaceXSI apparently cuts Grok Bot quotas weeks after Musk called it his fastest-growing product

The Decoder 2 Nov 2026, 18:15 UTC 1 min read

In brief

Grok Bot users reportedly faced sharply reduced usage quotas over the weekend, with some limits falling by half. Elon Musk attributed the change to operating costs that were too high relative to revenue, weeks after describing the product as his fastest-growing.

The Telegraph reported that several users saw their quotas cut in half and that at least one user waited days for a reset.

Grok Bot can browse websites, answer emails and access accounts; its quota is shared with Grok and Cursor.

Gwynne Shotwell cited 800,000 paying users per week in early October, more than double the previous month’s figure.

OpenAI and Anthropic are also tightening usage terms for flat-rate AI plans.

Why it matters: The reported cuts highlight the difficulty of sustaining high-cost AI agents under fixed-price subscriptions.

Editorial brief by Sakhanda Wire AI, based on reporting by The Decoder.

SpaceXSI apparently cuts Grok Bot quotas weeks after Musk called it his fastest-growing product

Manuel Uth

Nov 2, 2026

SpaceX is apparently cutting Grok Bot usage limits. According to the Telegraph, several users saw their quotas slashed in half over the weekend. Elon Musk responded to complaints on X on Sunday, saying that "the cost of running Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue." He didn't confirm a cut outright, but the statement speaks for itself. One user reported waiting days for a fresh quota. Musk asked him whether a bigger subscription would be too expensive.

Grok Bot browses websites, answers emails, and logs into accounts, similar to Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dot, or Anthropic's Claude Duet. It shares its quota with Grok and the coding platform Cursor. Less than two weeks ago, Musk called it his fastest-growing product, according to Forbes. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell cited 800,000 paying users per week in early October, more than double the previous month's figure.

OpenAI and Anthropic are tightening their flat-rate plans too. OpenAI is merging Codex and Chat quotas starting in December and cracking down on account-hopping. Anthropic says an agent costs four to 15 times as much as a simple chat.

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Source: Telegraph / Grok Bot Cut | Elon Musk / X Post | Forbes / Grok Bot Costs

SpaceXSI apparently cuts Grok Bot quotas weeks after Musk called it his fastest-growing product

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