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# Apple is putting employees on daily AI budgets, Gurman reports

Some engineers dropped from $300 to $200 a day, with more cuts possible. Apple has not commented.

Leaked on 04 November 2026

![Screenshot of @markgurman's X post: NEW: Apple is cutting employee AI spending budgets even as it pushes workers to use the technology more. Engineers have seen daily limits cu](https://leakly.com/assets/images/apple-employee-ai-spending-limits-hero.jpg)

@markgurman's post on X, with counts as of 09 Nov 2026 12:49 UTC. [Live post on X](https://x.com/markgurman/status/2118068667103453360)

Apple is curbing employee AI use to cut costs, Mark Gurman (@markgurman) reported. [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/04/apple-reducing-employee-ai-spending/) relayed the details: in October Apple limited some engineers to $200 per day of AI spending, down from $300.

> **Mark Gurman** @markgurman
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> NEW: Apple is cutting employee AI spending budgets even as it pushes workers to use the technology more. Engineers have seen daily limits cut from $300 to $200, with further reductions to $100 planned. Other teams could see limits fall to $25. https://t.co/4tnOIaxpDz
>
> 4,451 likes · 281 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) [November 4, 2026](https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/2118068667103453360)

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More cuts could follow, with some engineers dropping to $100 and some teams capped at $25, according to MacRumors. Apple lets employees use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other models. [Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/3277678/apple-reportedly-slashes-employee-ai-usage-limits-amid-cost-cutting-effort.html) also covered the change.

Apple has not commented.

## What we know

* Some Apple engineers were cut from $300 to $200 per day, per the report.
* Further caps of $100 and $25 were reported.

## What we don't know

* How many employees are affected.

## What would confirm it

An Apple statement or internal memo.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @markgurman](https://x.com/markgurman/status/2118068667103453360)
* [Apple is Putting Employees on an AI Budget - MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/04/apple-reducing-employee-ai-spending/)
* [Apple reportedly slashes employee AI usage limits amid 'cost-cutting effort' | Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/3277678/apple-reportedly-slashes-employee-ai-usage-limits-amid-cost-cutting-effort.html)

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## What happened later

Apple has not commented.

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