How to Build a Backend Cost Attribution System for Multi-Agent AI Workflows (So Engineering Teams Can Accurately Chargeback Compute, Token, and Tool-Call Expenses to Individual Product Lines in 2026)

Searches returned limited results, so I'll draw on my deep expertise to write this comprehensive tutorial now. If your organization runs multi-agent AI workflows at any meaningful scale in 2026, you already know the uncomfortable truth: the billing dashboard is a black box. You see a massive monthly