My multi-agentvAI system burned through ~$1.8k before I noticed. How are you tracking agent costs?
Summary
A developer shares a personal experience of unexpectedly high costs from a multi-agent AI system, sparking a discussion on cost tracking and observability in agent frameworks.
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