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Uber Caps AI Coding Tool Spending at $1,500 Per Employee Monthly
Uber is limiting employees to $1,500 monthly token spending per agentic coding tool like Claude Code and Cursor, a policy response after burning through its 2026 AI budget in four months.
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SourceSimon Willison
Uber is implementing a $1,500 monthly spending cap per employee on agentic coding tools, according to a company spokesperson who confirmed the policy to Bloomberg. The company instituted these limits in recent months, with each tool tracked separately so spending on one platform does not affect budg...
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