Devs Want Per-Task, Per-Agent Usage Breakdown in Coding Agents
gethackteam · x · 2026-09-24
A developer notes that even with cheaper subagents, the planning/coordinating model still burns through his quota. He calls for coding agent tools to show usage broken down by task and agent — so you can see which part of the workflow spent the budget before swapping models. A sharp take on the lack of usage transparency in current coding agents.
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