The token bill comes due Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs

Companies rushed to adopt AI... but now they're facing a costly reality.

Uber reportedly burned through its entire 2026 AI coding budget by April.

Microsoft pulled developer access to premium AI coding tools just months after rolling them out.

And some companies are seeing AI software contracts come back four to five times more expensive at renewal.

The surprising part?

AI is actually getting cheaper per token.

But as businesses use more AI tools and autonomous agents, total token consumption is exploding.

What started as affordable AI subscriptions has turned into a massive spending challenge.

Now companies are scrambling to track usage, cut unnecessary costs, and prove that AI investments are actually delivering returns.

The AI gold rush isn't ending.

But the era of unlimited AI spending definitely is.

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