Here's a story that plays out at every company adopting AI:
Month 1: "We got API access! Let's experiment!" Month 2: "This is amazing, let's use it for everything!" Month 3: Invoice arrives. $14,000. Budget was $2,000.
It happens because AI costs are invisible. There's no purchase order for each API call. No approval workflow. Just a meter running in the background, and by the time the bill arrives, the damage is done.
The fix isn't to restrict AI usage. It's to make costs visible in real time.
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AI cost tracking dashboard with per-initiative ROI calculations
Rex — Cost Tracking and ROI for AI Initiatives
Here's a story that plays out at every company adopting AI:
Month 1: "We got API access! Let's experiment!" Month 2: "This is amazing, let's use it for everything!" Month 3: Invoice arrives. $14,000. Budget was $2,000.
It happens because AI costs are invisible. There's no purchase order for each API call. No approval workflow. Just a meter running in the background, and by the time the bill arrives, the damage is done.
The fix isn't to restrict AI usage. It's to make costs visible in real time.
Ship it
AI cost tracking dashboard with per-initiative ROI calculations