InformationWeek Says Control AI Agent Costs With Process. Here's Why That Won't Scale.
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InformationWeek recently published "A Practical Guide to Controlling AI Agent Costs Before They Spiral" — a solid rundown of nine recommendations for managing AI agent spending. The advice is sensible. Track costs per workflow. Use cheaper models for low-stakes tasks. Set token quotas. Cache where you can. If you're running a handful of agents on well-defined tasks, this is perfectly adequate guidance. The problem is that nobody's staying at a handful of agents on well-defined tasks. When a si