# Tech Giants Cut AI Spending Limits

> Apple, Uber, Tesla and Meta reduce employee AI budgets as companies face rising costs.
- Title: Tech Giants Cut AI Spending Limits · Pymnts | Shortify
- Summary: Apple, Uber, Tesla and Meta reduce employee AI budgets as companies face rising costs.
- Keywords: ai budgets, apple, uber, tesla, meta, microsoft, anthropic, open-weight models, ai spending, tech giants, ai tokens, ai costs
- Source: Pymnts — https://pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/tech-giants-ration-premium-ai-as-company-budgets-hold
- Author: PYMNTS
- Published: 2026-11-06T19:49:56+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai budgets, apple, uber, tesla, meta, microsoft, anthropic, open-weight models, ai spending, tech giants, ai tokens, ai costs
## Apple cuts AI daily allowance
Apple reduced daily AI spending for some engineers from $300 to $200 in October, planning further cuts to $100 for some teams.
## Uber limits AI coding tools
Uber now caps employee AI coding tool spending at $1,500 monthly, requiring permission to exceed the limit.
## Tesla sets weekly AI limit
Tesla implemented a $200 weekly AI spending limit per employee starting July 6, excluding beta versions.
## Meta and Microsoft adjust AI usage
Meta reduced Claude Code users from 60,000 to 30,000 employees, while Microsoft lowered internal Anthropic spending by one-third.
## AT&T cuts AI costs by 56%
AT&T reduced coding and advanced AI task costs by up to 56% using cheaper models, with a 2% quality drop.
## 62% of large companies spend over $10m on AI
Sixty-two percent of U.S. enterprises with at least $1 billion annual revenue spent more than $10 million on new AI forms in the prior year.
## Key takeaway

Tech giants cut employee AI spending limits to $200 daily for engineers, $1,500 monthly for coding tools, and $200 weekly for software teams after spending over $10 million on AI annually.