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Elon Musk admits Grok Bot costs too much to run as users hit weekly caps

xAI's Grok Bot, launched in August 2026, has grown to about 800,000 paid weekly users. Elon Musk admitted on X that the costs of serving the agentic assistant now exceed the revenue it generates. This admission highlights the ongoing challenge of making large-scale AI products profitable.

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Grok Bot, xAI's agentic assistant launched in August 2026, grew to about 800,000 paid weekly users before Elon Musk admitted on X that serving costs now exceed what the product brings in revenue.
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