Multi-agent apps need token budgets, not only cheaper models

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When teams start using AI agents, the first cost-control instinct is usually simple: move more traffic to cheaper models. That helps, but it does not solve the real operational problem. A long-running workflow does not fail financially because one model is expensive. It fails because nobody can explain the chain of spending after the run finishes. Which API key started the task?

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