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A $1 AWS Budget Didn't Stop a $106 Claude Code Bill. Here's What Does

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I set a $1 AWS budget before letting Claude Code loose on a hobby project. Less than 24 hours later I had a $106.26 charge. My mistake was treating the budget as a limit. It is an alert, and a slow one. This post covers what actually happened, why an agent can burn money this fast, and the layered…

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  1. 2026-10-12 15:32 · DEV Community — AI
    A $1 AWS Budget Didn't Stop a $106 Claude Code Bill. Here's What Does

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