Left His Agent Running Overnight: 30 Sub-Agents, 1.5B Tokens Burned
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-10-21
A developer jokes about leaving an agent running unattended: it spawned 30 sub-agents and burned through 1.5 billion tokens of usage overnight. A classic cautionary tale about autonomous agent costs—once permissions are granted, an unsupervised agent can consume quota at a stunning pace.
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