2026-01-15 10:31:36

The usage of Grok AI tools has surged in recent days, repeatedly reaching new highs. The sudden increase in traffic has put a lot of pressure on the servers, so the response speed of Grok and the X platform may be slightly slower than usual. The xAI team has already noticed this situation and is expanding the server cluster in real-time to cope with the traffic surge. This rapid infrastructure scaling is common in high concurrency scenarios—aiming to ensure user experience while avoiding service crashes.

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CantAffordPancake

· 14h ago

Traffic surges cause servers to crash; this trick is the same for every company haha --- Grok is so popular that even servers can't handle it; it's really impressive --- No, why does scaling require on-site operation? Why not improve the infrastructure earlier? --- Here we go again, popular tools are bound to crash. When can we predict traffic in advance? --- Let it be slow; I can't afford top-tier tools like Grok anyway --- I can imagine the xAI team firefighting in real-time, haha, they must be exhausted --- Infrastructure is really important; neglect it and you'll be crying later --- Poor experience isn't a big deal; as long as it works, since I don't need it every day --- This wave of traffic is a bit outrageous; how did it suddenly become so popular

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AirdropHunter9000

· 14h ago

It's booming, but the speed is a bit ridiculous. Wait, is Grok so popular now? Scaling, scaling, scaling every day, but still can't keep up haha. The servers are about to be overwhelmed again, poor xAI engineers. What does this surge in traffic indicate? Is anyone really using it? It's one thing for responses to slow down, but don't just crash outright.

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GateUser-e19e9c10

· 15h ago

Ha, grok crashed again and again? Just like my crappy internet. --- Traffic is pouring in, the server is crying. --- Scaling up, scaling up, how many times have I heard this phrase. --- This response speed... well, I better go drink a glass of water and wait. --- Can we do it in one step? Why keep messing around like this? --- Typically, popularity comes fast and goes just as quickly. Let’s see how long it can last. --- The xai team is working overtime. If this continues, --- Concurrency is a fundamental flaw; just burn money and pile it up.

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CryptoCrazyGF

· 15h ago

Wow Grok, is this about to take off? No wonder it's been so laggy these days --- The server can't handle it anymore haha, xAI needs to quickly add funds to buy more servers --- Both scaling up and optimization, this is the headache of big projects --- Slow down, slow down, I just love watching this kind of high-concurrency drama --- Grok is getting popular, but can this scaling speed keep up? --- Alright, I'll bear with it for now, I just love this kind of momentum --- Avalanche? No way, the xAI team should be able to hold on

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