The New Economics of AI Cost Management
Databricks, Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
Databricks explains how to measure, attribute and control AI spend across models, agents and teams.
Databricks says enterprise AI is shifting from measuring adoption by token volume to measuring return on investment.
It defines AI cost management as measuring, attributing, controlling and optimizing AI spend across models, agents, applications and teams.
The goal is to maximize business value per dollar, not just use fewer tokens.
The post features Kevin Stumpf, technical lead for Unity Gateway, on how teams can put that discipline into practice.