Running More Than 2 Sub-Agents in Parallel Burns Tokens for Zero Quality Gain
pvncher · x · 2026-09-16
Developer pvncher argues from hands-on experience that running more than 2 sub-agents in parallel almost certainly burns tokens with no quality improvement.
His core point: agents don't trust each other enough, so they spend extra tokens double-checking each other's work — a counterintuitive warning for anyone designing multi-agent orchestration on a budget.
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