‘The question is no longer how much AI can produce, but how much of that output is genuinely usable’: How we use and pay for AI is undergoing a major shift
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If enterprises are moving spend toward trust, accuracy, and measurable outcomes, usage-based pricing tied to raw tokens or calls will come under pressure. Vendors and internal teams need to instrument quality and business impact now — or risk being de-scoped when CFOs start cutting "unusable" AI spend.
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