Cost Optimization Strategies for OpenClaw AI Agents

stop burning money on openclaw

▫️use claude max/codex sub with oauth. $0 API costs
▫️opus for main agent, haiku for crons & heartbeats (80% cheaper)
▫️set token budgets per session so one runaway task doesn't drain your wallet
▫️audit your crons weekly. half of them are probably broken & burning tokens for nothing
▫️use /status to track spend per conversation