AI Agents Spent $47.35 Overnight From a Single Prompt With No Numbers
aakashgupta · x · 2026-10-22
Developer aakashgupta recounts waking up to five charges totaling $47.35, made by his AI agents between 12:02 AM and 3:49 AM — all triggered by a single sentence he typed himself that contained no numbers.
He released a video breaking down what actually ran, how the charges piled up, why nothing in the loop said stop, and the three rules he now uses to keep agents from runaway spending.
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