I upgraded from Pro to the new Premium plan today. Shortly after, I used Grok Bot for one short, casual conversation while making breakfast:
- one web lookup for a reasonable price on a product
- a brief chat about two stocks
That was all. No coding, no agents, no long context. When I checked afterwards, 7% of my weekly included usage was already used (resets Oct 21).
At this rate, a few light chats would use up a whole week’s quota. That doesn’t match how the plan was presented, and it feels nothing like the value I had on Pro.
Questions:
- How is Grok Bot usage counted against the weekly included quota? Do web searches or hidden context cost extra?
- Is there a per-request breakdown so I can see what actually used the 7%?
- Could this be connected to the Grok Bot service degradation incident that is active right now? If so, will incorrectly counted usage be refunded?
Screenshot of the usage meter:
