Key facts
- Apple cut the daily AI spending allowance for some engineers to $200 from $300, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
- Apple was considering lowering daily limits for some engineering teams to $100, Bloomberg reported.
- Some non-engineering groups already operate under a $100 daily cap that could fall to as little as $25, per Bloomberg.
- Employees needing more access to AI tools could seek exemptions from senior executives, Bloomberg reported.
- The budgets cover AI tokens, the units of data processed by models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini.
- Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Apple reduced the daily AI spending allowance for some engineers to $200 from $300 in October 2026, Bloomberg News reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is considering further reductions for some engineering teams, potentially lowering daily limits to $100, according to the report.
Some non-engineering groups already operate under a $100 daily cap, which could be reduced to as little as $25, Bloomberg reported. Employees needing greater access to AI tools would be able to seek exemptions from senior executives, the report said.
The budgets cover AI tokens, the units of data processed by models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Bloomberg recently reported that Goldman Sachs restricted access to some AI coding tools following a review of productivity and risk management, part of a broader effort by companies to rein in AI spending after initially encouraging widespread adoption.