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Elon Musk said Sunday that fixes to make Grok Bot more efficient and improve its behavior are underway, putting the focus on how much work subscribers can get from an AI usage allowance shared across several products.
“Grok Bot fixes for improved token efficiency and smarter behavior are underway,” Musk wrote in an 8:17 a.m. Eastern post on X on November 8. He did not give a release date, quantify the expected improvement or announce an increase in subscription allowances.
The distinction matters for paying customers: a more efficient bot is not the same as a larger included allowance. Under the company’s current Grok Bot subscription rules, usage comes from a weekly pool shared across Grok, Grok Bot and Cursor, rather than a separate additional pool reserved for the bot.
Grok Bot is included in the Premium, Super and Ultra tiers of The X Subscription. The current list prices are $30, $100 and $200 a month, respectively, before applicable taxes and fees. The $8 Plus tier does not include Grok Bot. Higher tiers provide larger shared usage pools.
Subscribers who reach their included usage can buy top-ups or wait for the allowance to refresh, according to the pricing page. The weekly reset means that how much an individual product consumes can affect the capacity left for other Grok and Cursor work in the same pool.
The company’s subscription documentation also distinguishes these plans from existing Cursor, SuperGrok and X Premium subscriptions, which continue unless customers change or cancel them. Switching to the combined subscription is optional for existing customers.
For users deciding whether to upgrade or buy more usage, Sunday’s announcement is a commitment to work on efficiency and behavior, not a new published price or a guaranteed amount of additional work. Musk’s post did not say the fixes were already available.
JBizNews Desk | New York
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