Grok Bot Throttled After xAI Costs Outpaced Subscription Revenue

(gadgetreview.com)

8 points | by PicardManeuver 11 hours ago ago

3 comments

  • jqpabc123 11 hours ago ago

    fully utilizing a $200 ChatGPT Pro subscription could correspond to approximately $14,000 in equivalent API charges

    AI is energy intensive. Widespread use *may* simply not be realistic under current conditions.

  • rvz 11 hours ago ago

    > "Money will not matter if robots (Grok Bot, Optimius, Robotaxi) are providing the goods in the age of abundance" - Elon Musk

    > "The cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue" - Elon Musk

    If money did not matter, just don't pay for anything at all. No need to pay down the costs...

    ...but it turns out that Elon did not realize that delivering "abundance" still requires people and companies paying money for the services.

  • hejiakuo 9 hours ago ago

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