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What are Agent Spend Controls?
Agent spend controls are runtime limits that cap how much an AI agent can consume in compute, tokens, API calls, or financial cost within a defined period or task.
Why do Agent Spend Controls matter for AI agents?
They prevent runaway agents from generating unexpected costs and allow teams to set per-agent, per-team, or global budgets that are enforced at execution time.
Which terms are related to Agent Spend Controls?
Closely related concepts include Agent Budget, Agent Quota, Token Budget, Cost per Task (Agent). Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.
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