ai-roi, enterprise-ai, ai-agents, ai-cost-management, token-optimization, finops
The $11.5 Million Question: Why AI Spending Keeps Climbing While ROI Stays Invisible
Enterprises averaged $11.5 million in AI spending in 2026, yet most cannot demonstrate a clear return. A shift from chatbots to autonomous agents is inflating per-task costs 30x and driving token usage toward a projected 24-fold surge that outpaces provider price cuts.