AI Spend Management: What’s Actually Happening Inside Companies?
60 Conversations. Three Priorities. Practical Lessons for 2027.
Our latest research report takes you inside these conversations to explore how companies are getting visibility into AI spend, controlling usage, and cutting costs — including the approaches they're trying and the tradeoffs they're facing along the way.
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Why AI spend is hard to manage
AI credits running out halfway through the month.
Overlapping AI subscriptions.
The constant hunt for granular usage data.
Endless manual spreadsheets.
These are just some of the challenges we heard about in ~60 conversations with finance, IT, and procurement leaders.
Download the report to learn:
- How companies are uncovering AI spend across teams, tools, and providers — and what they do when existing reporting falls short
- Why establishing ownership and enforcing AI spending policies is harder than expected
- How teams are managing unpredictable consumption, from unexpected usage spikes to depleted credits
- Where companies are finding opportunities to cut costs through consolidation, vendor negotiations, and alternative AI models
AI Spend Management: What’s Actually Happening Inside Companies?
60 Conversations. Three Priorities. Practical Lessons for 2027.