Field intelligence for AI-first professionalsVol. II · Nº 56 · Saturday, August 15, 2026
OpenClaw: Deploy Your Own AI Agent track
Module 07 of 8~15 minPro

Cost Optimization

Heartbeat overflow explained, the $100/month surprise, model selection for budget, session pruning, and spending monitoring.


§  You will learn
  • Understand where OpenClaw API costs come from and how to measure them
  • Configure heartbeat intervals safely without triggering the setTimeout overflow bug
  • Choose the right LLM model for your use case and budget
  • Set up monitoring, spending caps, and session pruning to control ongoing costs
§  Sealed entry

This module is part of the Pro record.

5 sections · ~15 min · objectives above are the preview