For $1.3M/month, OpenClaw founder runs 100 AI agents that code and find bugs
Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, operates 100 AI agents for software development at a cost of $1.3 million per month. These AI agents code, review pull requests, and identify bugs while also engaging in team discussions. Steinberger defends the expense as an exploration of future software development possibilities, claiming a high return on investment despite the significant costs.
- ▪Peter Steinberger runs 100 AI agents for software development at a cost of $1.3 million per month.
- ▪The AI agents perform tasks such as reviewing pull requests, finding security holes, and writing fixes.
- ▪Steinberger claims that turning off 'Fast Mode' could reduce costs by 70 percent.
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Short News Copy the url to clipboard Share this article Go to comment section For $1.3 million a month, OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger runs 100 AI agents that code, review PRs, and find bugs Matthias Bastian View the LinkedIn Profile of Matthias Bastian May 16, 2026 Peter Steinberger, founder of the open-source project OpenClaw, shared how his team uses AI to build software. His team of about three people, working at OpenAI, keeps roughly 100 Codex instances running in the cloud. They review PRs, find security holes in commits, deduplicate issues, and write fixes. Some agents open PRs based on the project's vision; others monitor benchmarks and report regressions in Discord. Agents even listen in on meetings and start PRs for features the team discusses.
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