FinOps AI governance demands new KPIs as token economics reshape enterprise cost models

# AI Spending Is Getting Out of Control—And Traditional Cost Tracking Doesn't Work Anymore Companies are spending more on AI than ever, but the billing is confusing and changes so fast that the old ways of managing tech costs no longer apply. Traditional methods like carefully tagging expenses or buying reserved capacity—which worked fine for regular software—can't keep up with how AI pricing works. Businesses need to figure out completely new ways to measure and control their AI spending before the costs spiral out of hand.