As Uber and Microsoft reassess heavy AI use, rising token bills are forcing tech companies to ask whether agentic tools are delivering enough value to justify their cost

AI costs are rising faster than returns, pushing Big Tech, startups and model providers to cut spending and raising new risks for margins, revenue and valuations.

Microsoft and Uber are reportedly scaling back their usage of Anthropic's Claude Code tool after the costs became too high.

Microsoft and Uber are both considering refining their AI strategies as costs mount.

Companies begin to question the payoffs of toxenmaxxing.

Costi AI enterprise: casi Microsoft e Uber, dati Gartner e token economics spiegano il nuovo nodo dell’adozione aziendale

As Uber and Microsoft reassess heavy AI use, rising token bills are forcing tech companies to ask whether agentic tools are delivering enough value to justify their cost

Microsoft cancels Claude Code licenses, Uber burns through its AI budget in four months, and one client spent $500M in a month. Corporate AI rationing is here.

An unnamed company allegedly blew half a billion dollars on Claude licenses in a single month because nobody set usage limits. Cases like this show that without real AI expertise…

Artificial intelligence is becoming more expensive as companies rethink their initial embrace. The era of "subsidized intelligence" is ending, with rising costs for AI agents and…

All this artificial intelligence spending was showing no noticeable increase in productivity, Uber’s chief operating officer says.

Using artificial intelligence is slowly getting expensive and more companies are beginning to question their embrace of the disruptive technology....

Artificial intelligence is getting expensive — and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology.