Multi-agent token costs spiral out of control, exceeding budget 5-6x
Prod_whiz · reddit · 2026-08-27
A developer running 5 agents in production faces runaway costs, with monthly bills 5-6x over budget. The main suspect is coordination overhead—context reinjection, inter-agent communication, and state management. The author struggles to identify the cost culprit and asks how to track per-agent spending, questioning if this is the reality of multi-agent systems.
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