Apple cuts some engineers' daily AI spending caps to $200 from $300, Bloomberg reports
Bloomberg reports further cuts to as low as $100 a day for some engineers and $25 for some teams; Apple has not commented and employees said few used the full limit.
Why it matters
Token budgets have become a new line item as companies hand coding agents to staff, and Apple is one of the first large firms reported to be pulling them back. According to Bloomberg, Apple lets employees use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other models and is now asking some teams to use cheaper models or on-device AI. Employees told Bloomberg that few used the full $300 limit, so the savings may be small. Watch whether other large companies follow and whether vendors' enterprise revenue feels it.
Key facts
- Some engineers' daily AI cap cut to $200 from $300 in October
- Further cuts to $100 a day reported for some engineers
- Some teams could be capped at $25
- Many non-engineering groups already at $100 a day
- Report by Bloomberg; Apple has not commented