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I measured one AI agent session token by token. 5 of 20 turns ate 94% of the cost.

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Everyone talks about what AI agents can do. Almost nobody measures what they actually cost. I run a small fleet of agents. Last week I pointed a simple guard at one session's transcript and read the usage per turn - not estimated, measured. In a single 20-turn session: Effective (weighted) cost: ~9…

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  1. 2026-10-22 22:17 · DEV Community — AI
    I measured one AI agent session token by token. 5 of 20 turns ate 94% of the cost.

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