Batch Optimization Failures
Processing Items Individually When Batching Would Be More Efficient
Cost Efficiency
15 patterns for this goal
Token and API cost management
Failure Patterns
Total: 12 patterns
Caching Failures
Redundant LLM Calls for Identical or Similar Requests
Context Stuffing
Overloading Context with Irrelevant Information
Cost-Quality Tradeoff
Cost Optimization Degrades Agent Quality
Expensive Model Cascade
Agent Escalates to More Expensive Models for Tasks That Don't Require Them
Infinite Loops
Agent Gets Stuck in Infinite Retry Loops
Model Selection Waste
Using Expensive Models When Cheaper Alternatives Suffice
Resource Exhaustion
Agent Exceeds Allocated Resources Before Completion
Retry Amplification of Costs
Exponential Retry Logic Multiplies Costs Beyond Original Request
Retry Storms
Aggressive Retries Multiply Costs
Step Repetition
Agent Repeats Same Steps Without Progress
Token Budget Overflow Attack
Attacker Intentionally Triggers High-Token Operations to Exhaust Cost Budget
Token Explosion
Exponential Token Usage Growth
Unnecessary Tool Calls
Agent Calls Tools When Not Needed
Verbose Reasoning
Excessive Chain-of-Thought Output