Why a simple budget check lets parallel agent calls blow past the cap
If you put a dollar cap on an agent job, the first version usually looks like this: spent = db.get_spent(job_id) if spent + estimate With one call at a time it works. Now run 5 tool calls in parallel on a job at $4.90 of a $5.00 cap. All 5 read $4.90, all 5 see room for a $0.10 call, all 5 go out.…
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- 2026-09-28 08:55 · r/AI_Agents
Why a simple budget check lets parallel agent calls blow past the cap