1 Jun 2026
The AI Budget Crisis: Who Actually Pays for AI?
(01)AI stopped being a line item and became a meter. Inside the 2026 AI budget crisis — from $100/month to a reported $500M — and the cost governance that fixes it.
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AI stopped being a line item and became a meter. Inside the 2026 AI budget crisis — from $100/month to a reported $500M — and the cost governance that fixes it.
Anthropic token economics shows AI competition shifting from benchmark wins to routing governance and cost per accepted outcome.