Apple cuts some engineers' daily AI token budget to $200
Original title: Apple slashes internal AI budgets, with deeper cuts still planned
Bloomberg says further cuts could reach $100 a day, or $25 for some non-technical teams, with exceptions available.
According to Bloomberg, Apple last month cut the daily token budget for some engineers from $300 to $200, with deeper reductions still planned. Employees can request exceptions, and some teams may move to cheaper models or on-device AI. Staff have access to Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini. The cuts align with CEO John Ternus's push for a leaner company, even as Apple's fiscal 2026 R&D spending rose 32 percent on infrastructure and AI costs. Microsoft, Tesla, Uber, and Meta have also recently capped internal AI spending.
Unconfirmed: The budget figures and planned further cuts are attributed to Bloomberg and are not confirmed by Apple in the text.
- Some non-technical teams could face a $25 daily limit.
- Employees who need more can request management exceptions.
- Some teams will shift to cheaper or locally run models.
- R&D spending rose 32 percent in fiscal year 2026.
- Some staff worry the limits could precede layoffs.
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