Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens
Tan's heavy spending illustrates both the growing utility of autonomous AI agents for power users and the high token costs that currently prevent mainstream adoption.
Reported by TechCrunch ·
What happened
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan revealed on a podcast that he personally spends between $100,000 and $200,000 per year on tokens to power AI agents for coding, work projects, and personal life management. He also noted that Y Combinator uses an internal AI agent called Stray Light that holds context on every founder the accelerator has backed and every application it has received.
Who it’s about
- Garry Tan
- Y Combinator
- Claude Code
- OpenClaw