Microsoft and Uber both blew past 2026 AI coding budgets in months. Token-based pricing turns engineer-loved tools into runaway costs. Three controls every CFO needs.

Microsoft cancels internal Claude Code licenses due to cost overruns, Uber exhausted its $3.4B AI budget in four months, and GitHub shifts to usage-based billing.

Microsoft is canceling most internal Claude Code licenses effective June 30 and redirecting...