토큰 비용 급등 속에 Uber, 4월만에 2026년 AI 예산 소진
기업들이 에이전틱 모델로 인해 3~5배의 AI 비용 초과에 직면하면서, 도입에서 감사(점검) 중심으로의 전환이 강제되고 있습니다.
enterprise ai spending is spiraling out of control, with companies reporting 300% budget overruns and renewals costing 4-5x more, leading to revoked licenses for tools like microsoft's claude code. this surge is driven by advanced agentic models like gpt-5.1 and claude opus 4.5, which have multiplied token consumption despite falling unit prices, leaving one company with a $500m bill due to missing usage limits. research indicates that while top token users are twice as productive, they cost 10x more, creating a crisis regarding roi and cost control. the linux foundation has launched the tokenomics foundation to address this, shifting industry focus from capability to efficiency.