Dev discovers agent-generated tokens are billed as input tokens by checking his bill
YouJiacheng · x · 2026-09-11
YouJiacheng confirms in a reply that tokens generated while an agent (Astra) was working are billed as input tokens. He only noticed after checking his bill mid-run, calling it a literal money leak — a caution for anyone running agents to watch hidden billing mechanics.
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