Quoting Natalie Lung
Uber has implemented a spending limit for its employees on AI coding tools. Each employee is restricted to $1,500 per month for these tools, which include Cursor and Claude Code. This policy aims to manage expenses related to agentic coding software without affecting budgets for other tools.
- ▪Uber has set a monthly limit of $1,500 for employees using AI coding tools.
- ▪The spending cap applies only to specific agentic coding software.
- ▪This policy was introduced in recent months to control costs.
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The rideshare giant is limiting all employees to $1,500 in monthly token spending per AI coding tool, an Uber spokesperson said in response to a Bloomberg News inquiry. That means spending on one tool doesn’t have a bearing on the budget for another. The limits, which have been instituted in recent months, only apply to agentic coding software such as Cursor or Anthropic PBC’s Claude Code.
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