Running more than 2 sub-agents at once burns tokens for zero quality gain, dev argues
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-16
A developer argues that running more than 2 sub-agents in parallel is almost certainly burning tokens with no quality gain, because agents don't trust each other enough and end up double-checking each other's work. He pushes back on the multi-agent scaling hype, calling it a 2025-era take.
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