Per-scan AI Budget

The dollar ceiling on a single AI-powered capability scan (for example Constantine), and how it differs from the monthly cap.

Per-scan AI Budget

Per-scan AI budget is the maximum AI spend one AI-powered capability scan may incur. The default is $250. Constantine is the usual example: a long agentic scan that could otherwise consume a large fraction of the monthly cap in one run.

How it relates to the monthly cap

Control	Scope
Monthly AI Spend	All AI work this calendar month
Category Allocation	How that month is split (Hannibal / Marcus / Constantine / Cato / H1 Triage)
Per-scan AI budget	One scan, regardless of how much monthly headroom remains

A scan that hits the per-scan ceiling stops even if the monthly cap still has room. Conversely, a scan can fail earlier if the Constantine category (or the shared monthly cap, if allocation is off) is already exhausted.

Who can edit

Super-admin only. Customer admins see Edit locked and are directed to support@praetorian.com. The value is a tenant configuration, not a Settings flag customers self-serve.

What it does not cover

Marcus chat turns, Cato auto-triage runs, and scheduled Hannibal hunts are not "a single Constantine-style scan." Those bill against their own monthly categories. This card does not set those.