OpenClaw author Peter Steinberger says he spent about $10 million on Tokens last month
Peter Steinberger, author of OpenClaw and a member of OpenAI's technical staff, revealed at the Cloudflare Connect 2026 conference that running AI workloads last month consumed Tokens worth about $10 million, with the money covered by investors; he said he has an almost unlimited Token budget. He also believes that in the future everyone will have agents that can run continuously, provide help around the clock, and even anticipate needs.
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Speaking at Cloudflare Connect 2026 in San Francisco on Wednesday, Peter Steinberger, a member of OpenAI's technical staff and the author of OpenClaw, revealed during a conversation with Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht that running AI workloads last month consumed about $10 million worth of tokens. Of course, he didn't have to pay this out of his own pocket—he spent investors' money. Steinberger said he has an almost unlimited token budget. Steinberger believes that in the future, everyone will have some kind of agent—one that can run continuously, think, provide help around the clock, and even anticipate what you might need in the future, so that you may be able to get answers directly without having to ask.