... AI costs keep rising because user consumption choices, not vendor rates, determine much of the spend. Rather than negotiating vendor pricing, focus on shaping AI usage through model routing, context design, output controls and agent guardrails to unlock immediate AI cost savings. Insights at a Glance ...
Analyst(s): Paul Quinn
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