Grok Bot usage limits by plan
| Plan | List price | Included usage | Grok Bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited | Not included |
| Plus | $8/mo | Base | Not included |
| Premium | $30/mo | 4x Plus, one weekly pool per seat | Included |
| Super | $100/mo | 15x Plus, one weekly pool per seat | Included |
| Ultra | $200/mo | 50x Plus, one weekly pool per seat | Included |
| Team seats | $30, $100 or $200 per seat | Same as the matching individual tier, per seat | Included |
Grok Bot comes with Premium, Super and Ultra on The X Subscription; Free and Plus don't include it. Each paid seat gets one weekly pool for eligible first-party usage, shared across Grok Bot, the Grok apps and Grok models in Cursor rather than split into separate product quotas. Higher tiers include larger pools, and the pool resets each week on the date your usage view shows; the weekly limit reset guide covers when.
Prices and multipliers are xAI's list prices on The X Subscription, before tax. xAI does not publish a number of messages or tasks per week, because different activities draw different amounts from the pool. Check x.ai/pricing for current prices and included usage before you switch plans.
What happens when you go over your weekly pool
Once a seat has used its weekly pool, more first-party usage, Grok Bot included, is Additional Usage, paid from prepaid credit you buy with top-ups. It continues only while you have prepaid credit and stops when that credit runs out or when your monthly additional usage limit (spending cap) is reached, even with credit left. Auto Top-up is off unless you turn it on. Otherwise Grok Bot waits for your next weekly reset.
Third-party models in Cursor, such as Claude or GPT, are never in the weekly pool: they are billed as Additional Usage from your prepaid credit at API list prices from the first use. On a legacy Cursor plan you haven't switched, work past the Weekly usage limit continues as on-demand usage only if on-demand is turned on.
Hit your limit? Reason keeps going on your other connected accounts or Reason credits.
Check your Grok Bot weekly limit in four steps
Open your usage view
On The X Subscription, open Usage at grok.com/dashboard. In the Grok Bot app, Settings → Usage & Billing shows weekly included usage, and the account menu can show Weekly usage at a glance. On a legacy Cursor plan, check cursor.com/dashboard.
Read the next reset date
The usage view shows how much of the weekly pool is used and the next reset date. The pool resets each week. xAI's docs don't publish one reset day for everyone, so go by the date your own usage view shows.
Know what draws from the pool
Grok Bot, Grok models in the Grok apps and Grok models in Cursor all draw from the same pool; it is not split into separate product quotas. Usage rates vary by product, and xAI says how fast you use it depends on the kind of work you give Grok Bot and how much effort each task takes. Third-party models in Cursor are never in the pool: they are paid Additional Usage from the first use.
Decide what happens past the pool
After a seat uses its weekly pool, more first-party usage is Additional Usage, paid from prepaid credit you buy with top-ups. Auto Top-up is off unless you turn it on, and a monthly additional usage limit (spending cap) pauses paid usage when it is reached, even with credit left. Manage both under Additional usage credits on the billing page.
How to get more Grok Bot usage
To get more Grok Bot usage, move to a bigger X Subscription plan or buy top-ups so work continues as paid Additional Usage past your weekly pool. The no-cost ways are in the next section.
- Move to a higher plan for a bigger weekly pool. xAI states included usage relative to Plus: Premium includes 4x, Super 15x and Ultra 50x Plus's usage. Grok Bot needs Premium or higher.
- Buy top-ups to keep working past the pool. After your included weekly usage, first-party usage is Additional Usage, paid from prepaid credit you buy with top-ups. Auto Top-up is off unless you turn it on, and then it refills your credit when the balance drops to a threshold you choose. A monthly additional usage limit (spending cap) pauses paid usage once it is reached, even with credit left. All three are under Additional usage credits at grok.com/dashboard/billing. Top-ups don't make the pool itself bigger.
- Hit your limit? Reason keeps going on your other connected accounts or Reason credits.
How to get more Grok Bot usage for free
xAI documents one free way to get more Grok Bot usage: its referral program, which gives you a free usage reset for each friend you invite who becomes a paid subscriber. Otherwise, getting more for free means spending less of your weekly pool on each job, because every routine run and every Bot reply uses it.
- Refer a friend for a free usage reset. Share your referral link from the gift icon in the Grok Bot app or at grok.com/dashboard/referrals. When your friend becomes a paid subscriber, one usage reset is added to your account 7 days after their payment, valid for 6 months. You need a paid Premium, Super or Ultra plan on The X Subscription, be based in the US and have checked out at least 7 days ago; Plus, Team and legacy Cursor or SuperGrok plans can't refer right now.
- Run routines at a few fixed times a day instead of short intervals. Each routine run spends usage, and xAI says an hourly schedule, a short interval or a Slack trigger on a busy channel can use a week of usage in a day. Pause routines you don't need and ask the Bot to widen the rest.
- Turn off chatty Slack and channel triggers. xAI warns against broad listeners such as "every new message": a trigger on any message in a busy channel runs often and spends usage on messages that don't need the Bot. Trigger on a mention or one phrase in one channel instead.
- Keep tasks small and group chats lean. xAI advises starting small and scoping tasks tightly, and every Bot reply counts, including replies in group chats and messages between Bots, so fewer Bots in a group means fewer replies.
- Check how much is left before big jobs. In the Grok Bot app, Settings → Usage & Billing shows weekly included usage (Settings → Usage on iPhone and Android); on The X Subscription, Usage at grok.com/dashboard shows how much of the pool is used and the next reset date.
- Time heavy work for just after your weekly reset. The pool resets each week on the date your usage view shows, so a big job started right after it has the most of the week's pool to draw on.
Turning on paid usage? Set a low spending cap
Usage past your weekly pool is paid, so if you turn it on, cap it low. On The X Subscription it is Additional Usage from prepaid credit: leave Auto Top-up off, or set a low monthly additional usage limit under Additional usage credits at grok.com/dashboard/billing. On a legacy Cursor plan it is on-demand usage: set a low On-demand monthly limit under Settings → Usage & Billing in Grok Bot, or Monthly Limit under Spending at cursor.com/dashboard. The cap doesn't stop a Bot in the middle of a run, so a running task can go a little past it.
Teams: seats don't share pools
On self-serve team plans, each paid seat has its own weekly pool for eligible first-party usage, and seats do not share pools. The team shares one prepaid balance for Additional Usage, and admins set one monthly additional usage limit for the whole team, as a fixed amount or per seat. Enterprise limits and controls follow the contract.
Legacy Cursor and SuperGrok plans
If you haven't switched to The X Subscription, your current billing continues. On a legacy Cursor plan, every tier includes weekly usage, higher tiers include more and Ultra the most; when the Weekly usage limit runs out, work continues as on-demand usage only if on-demand is turned on. A linked SuperGrok plan and a Cursor plan don't add together: Grok Bot uses whichever grants more.
The Weekly SuperGrok Limit in the Grok chat app is a different meter for a different product, not Grok Bot's.
Keep heavy coding work off the pool
Long coding jobs, such as reproducing a bug, running a test suite and opening a pull request, are where a Bot's effort adds up. With the Reason MCP server added, Grok Bot can start a Reason session for that work: it runs on Reason's own cloud machine and uses your Reason plan's credits, not your Grok weekly pool. Grok Bot can also message the Claude Code or Codex session on your own computer over Reason Network. Either way, Grok Bot's own messages still count.
Sources
- xAI: Usage limits
- xAI: Pricing
- xAI: Grok Bot on The X Subscription
- xAI: Spending caps and alerts
- xAI: Prepaid balance and automatic top-ups
- xAI: How much does Grok Bot cost?
- xAI: Routines and usage
- xAI: Message and collaborate
- xAI: Grok Bot settings, Usage and billing
- TechCrunch, November 2, 2026: "Elon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to 'unsustainably high' costs"
Questions
Does Grok have a daily use limit?
Not according to xAI's docs: on The X Subscription there is no daily cap for Grok or Grok Bot. Each paid seat gets one weekly pool shared across Grok, Grok Bot and Cursor, and it resets on the date your usage view shows. The only hourly limits are on routine runs: up to 300 an hour across all your routines and 200 an hour per routine. A Weekly SuperGrok Limit in the Grok chat app is a separate meter, also weekly, and not Grok Bot's.
Do free Grok users get Grok Bot?
No. Grok Bot is included on the Premium ($30/mo), Super ($100/mo) and Ultra ($200/mo) plans of The X Subscription. Free and Plus don't include Grok Bot, so to use it you need Premium or higher.
Which Grok plan has the highest usage limit?
Ultra, at $200/mo. xAI states included usage relative to Plus: Premium includes 4x, Super 15x and Ultra 50x Plus's usage, as one weekly pool per seat shared across Grok Bot, Grok and Cursor. Enterprise limits follow the contract.
Does Grok Bot contribute to Grok usage?
Yes, on The X Subscription. Grok Bot draws from the same weekly pool as Grok models in the Grok apps and in Cursor, so heavy Grok Bot work leaves less for Grok, and the other way round; it is not a separate, additive pool. On a legacy Cursor plan that you haven't switched, Grok Bot uses that plan's weekly usage instead.
Does Grok Bot have usage limits?
Yes. On The X Subscription, Grok Bot draws from each paid seat's weekly pool for eligible first-party usage. When the pool is used up, Grok Bot stops unless you have prepaid credit for Additional Usage, and the pool comes back at the next weekly reset.
What is the Grok Bot weekly limit?
It is the weekly pool of included usage on your plan, shared with Grok and Cursor rather than a separate Grok Bot quota. xAI states it relative to Plus: Premium includes 4x, Super 15x and Ultra 50x Plus's usage.
Is the Grok Bot limit separate from Grok and Cursor?
No. Grok Bot usage draws from the seat's shared weekly pool across Grok, Grok Bot and Cursor. It is not a separate, additive pool.
Can I get more Grok Bot usage for free?
xAI documents one way: its referral program. On a paid Premium, Super or Ultra plan on The X Subscription, based in the US, you get one free usage reset for each friend you invite who becomes a paid subscriber. Otherwise more usage means a bigger plan or paid Additional Usage, and the free option is making your weekly pool last: run routines at fixed times instead of short intervals, narrow Slack triggers, keep tasks small and check Settings → Usage & Billing before big jobs.
How to get more Grok usage?
Move to a bigger X Subscription plan (Premium includes 4x Plus's usage, Super 15x and Ultra 50x), or buy top-ups so first-party usage continues as paid Additional Usage past your weekly pool. To make the pool last longer, give each Bot narrow tasks and run routines less often: xAI says each routine run spends usage.
Where can I see Grok bot usage?
Under Usage at grok.com/dashboard on The X Subscription, or in the Grok Bot app under Settings → Usage & Billing on desktop (Settings → Usage on iPhone and Android). Before switching from a legacy Cursor plan, check cursor.com/dashboard.
Do top-ups make my weekly pool bigger?
No. Top-ups buy prepaid credit for Additional Usage: first-party usage past the pool, and third-party models in Cursor. The pool itself stays the same until a plan change; Super and Ultra have larger pools than Premium.
Does handing work to Reason stop Grok Bot from using my weekly pool?
No. Grok Bot's own messages, including the one where it starts a Reason session, still draw from your Grok weekly pool. The coding work itself (reading the code, running builds and tests, opening the pull request) runs in the Reason session on Reason's cloud machine and uses your Reason plan's credits instead.
Is Reason made by xAI?
No. Grok Bot is a product of xAI. Reason is built by Reason Machines and is not affiliated with or endorsed by xAI. Limits and prices on this page come from xAI's own documentation; check it for changes.
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