Apple reportedly lowers daily AI spending caps for engineers
Bloomberg reports that Apple cut its engineering teams' daily AI spending cap from $300 to $200 in October, with further reductions under way.
By GennnAi··1 min read
Some allowances could fall to $100 a day, sources told Bloomberg. Outside engineering, Apple is reportedly weighing a daily limit as low as $25. TechCrunch has reached out to Apple for comment. Companies had pushed staff toward "tokenmaxxing" before bills arrived. Concerns persist about the gap between AI costs and its often unclear productivity gains.
Source: TechCrunch, published on November 4, 2026.