Stop Burning Your AI Budget: Optimize GPU Usage and Model Deployment with Workflow Navigator
Red Hat, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Red Hat offers workflow navigator guidance for optimizing GPU usage and controlling AI budget overruns.
Red Hat opens with striking examples of AI cost overruns: Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI tools budget by April, and Microsoft pulled Claude Code licenses because the tool worked well enough that usage exceeded plans.
Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described token costs as a significant issue.
Red Hat argues organizations need systematic optimization rather than usage caps. The post covers using workflow navigator to optimize GPU usage and model deployment.