Get your Bots working again in five steps
Check the usage view and the reset date
Open Usage at grok.com/dashboard, or Settings → Usage & Billing in Grok Bot. If the reset date is close, waiting costs nothing. If the meter jumped with no matching work, read what happened on November 1 and contact support@x.ai before you pay for more.
Add a top-up for Additional Usage
Under Additional usage credits on the billing page, choose Buy credits for a one-time top-up, or Set auto top-up to refill when the balance runs low. Usage past your weekly pool is paid from this credit. Check the Monthly additional usage limit too: when it is reached, paid usage pauses even with credit left. On a legacy Cursor plan, turn on on-demand usage instead.
Move up a plan
Premium includes 4x Plus's usage, Super 15x and Ultra 50x. If you hit the limit most weeks, compare the price of a bigger pool with what you spend on top-ups. Check current included usage at x.ai/pricing before you switch.
Hand heavy coding work to Reason
Open Reason on the web at reasonmachines.com, or in the Reason app for Mac, sign in and connect GitHub. Choose the repository and describe the task, for example "fix the failing tests". The session works in your repository on Reason's own cloud computer, runs the tests and opens a pull request, and it uses your Reason plan's credits, not your Grok weekly pool, so it keeps going whether or not Grok Bot has usage left. With Reason connected to Grok Bot, Grok Bot can also start a session for you; its own messages, including that one, still count toward the weekly pool.
Your options compared
| Option | What you pay with | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Wait for the reset | Nothing | Your reset date is a day or two away |
| Top-up (Additional Usage) | Prepaid credit, used as you go | You need a few more tasks this week |
| Bigger plan | A higher monthly price | You hit the limit most weeks |
| Reason session | Your Reason plan's credits | Coding work: start it from Grok Bot while it has usage, or in the Reason app once it's out |
| Your own Claude Code or Codex | That agent's own plan; Reason Network is free | You already run a coding agent; ask it directly once Grok Bot is out |
What still counts toward your Grok pool
Everything Grok Bot itself does counts: its replies, its routines and the message where it hands a task off. What moves is the work behind the hand-off. A Reason session reads the code, runs builds and tests and opens the pull request on Reason's cloud machine; a Claude Code or Codex session does it on your computer. Grok Bot only relays the request and the answer.
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Questions
How do I get more Grok Bot usage?
Add prepaid credit with a top-up for Additional Usage, or move to a bigger plan: Premium includes 4x Plus's usage, Super 15x and Ultra 50x. On a legacy Cursor plan, turn on on-demand usage. To use less of the pool, move coding work to a Reason session or your own coding agent before you run out.
How long does Grok Bot limit reached last?
Until your weekly pool resets on the date in your usage view, unless you add prepaid credit or upgrade first. With no credit and no on-demand usage, Grok Bot stops when weekly usage runs out and resumes when it resets.
Will a spending cap stop a Bot in the middle of a task?
Not always. xAI's docs say the cap does not stop a Bot in the middle of a run, so a running task can go a little past it. When the cap is reached, new paid usage pauses until the next month or until you raise it.
Is Grok Bot broken when it stops replying?
Usually not. If the Bot says you hit your usage limit, xAI's troubleshooting guide says your weekly usage is used up and it resets each week. If the meter doesn't match your work, contact support@x.ai.
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 there a Reason plugin for Grok Bot?
Yes, and it is waiting on its Grok Bot marketplace listing. Until it is listed, tell Grok Bot to add the Reason MCP server https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcp: it is the same server the plugin connects to, and it lets Grok Bot start Reason sessions.
What does Reason cost?
Reason sessions use your Reason plan's credits, the same as working from the Reason app. Reason Network, which connects Grok Bot to your own Claude Code or Codex, is free.
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