When AI costs are split across renewals, APIs, tokens, and office-level purchases, the real issue is not only spend - it is whether administrations can still see what they bought, from whom, and under which controls.
Consumption-based AI pricing is turning token usage, model choice, and agent behavior into a finance problem that engineering teams can no longer ignore.
Rising AI expenses are forcing software companies to rethink growth, pricing, and product design before margins do the talking for them.
The enterprise AI decision is no longer about which tool sounds smartest, but which one can be used without turning data, budget, and governance into liabilities.