The Free-Tier Trap: A Field Guide for Agent Engineers
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An agent demo ended at 9:00 AM. Production started at 9:10 AM. The first 429 arrived at 9:14 AM. The agent retried in a tight loop. The queue became a pileup. Nobody tested the free tier under load. Recent DEV discussions argue that AI promoted every developer to reviewer. The reviewer now checks p…
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- 2026-08-26 11:04 · DEV Community — AI
The Free-Tier Trap: A Field Guide for Agent Engineers