Budgets
Per-run budgets and spend limits.
Ellipsis caps spend in two ways: a budget per run, and trailing spend limits per account. Both default to safe values and can be tightened anytime.
Per-run budget
Each run resolves a budget from the most specific layer set: per-run override, then agent config, then the account default. The result is clamped to the platform maximum.
| Agent run | Code review run | |
|---|---|---|
| Account default | $10.00 | $2.00 |
| Platform maximum | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Change the account defaults in Settings → Spend.
Override for one agent with limits.run (USD) in its config:
ellipsis:
version: v1
limits:
run: 25.0Override for a single run by passing budget_usd when you start it through the API or CLI.
Trailing spend limits
Account-wide limits cap total spend over trailing windows, enforced at the start of every run. They default to the platform maximum and can only be lowered, in Settings → Spend.
| Window | Account default and maximum |
|---|---|
| 1 day | $200 |
| 7 days | $1,000 |
| 28 days | $4,000 |
These apply to combined spend and to agent runs and code review individually.
A single agent config can set its own trailing ceilings with limits.day, limits.week, and limits.month (USD), capped at $50 / day, $250 / 7 days, and $1,000 / 28 days:
ellipsis:
version: v1
limits:
day: 20.0
week: 100.0
month: 500.0