Experts warn software budgets could be set to soar as AI bills are on the rise
THE SO WHAT
As AI vendors shift from per-seat to consumption pricing, your software line item becomes a variable cost tied to usage spikes and prompt habits. Finance and engineering leaders should be setting hard guardrails now — usage caps, budget alerts, and cost-aware defaults — before AI experimentation turns into an unplanned tax.
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