Agent runs overspend because no token or spend cap exists
Agent runs have no hard token or spend ceiling, and call-count limits do not stop long runs whose context and tool outputs drive costs up each step.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 26 July 2026 · last reported 27 July 2026
What's going wrong
Teams running agents report that cost climbs with every step because each call resends the full accumulated context, including old tool results.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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