Agent token spend hits 1-2x payroll as coding agents rewrite engineering norms
nlarusstone · x · 2026-10-14
A Modal-hosted Runtime discussion with Claude Code's @catwu and OpenCode's @thdxr covered what happens when agents write most code: token spend at 1-2x payroll, turning incidents into code review evals, and hiring for product taste over execution. nlarusstone compares tokens to reagents biotech must budget for.
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