Zapier: an agent spent $380 'thinking' to solve a $2 task
kvlly · x · 2026-10-13
Zapier shared a bill where an agent spent $380 in reasoning to complete a task worth about $2 — a nearly 200x cost-output inversion that illustrates how runaway agent 'thinking' can blow up budgets.
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