It Cost $100 in API Credits for an AI Agent to Install Free Software
MartinGTobias · x · 2026-09-11
MartinGTobias jokes that installing free software via his AI agent cost about $100 in API credits—a one-liner that nails the current agent cost problem: the task is free, the tokens aren't.
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