AI Spend

the ai spend section gives you real time visibility into how ai usage translates into cost across your organization all data in this section is derived directly from requests flowing through your ai gateway and priced using your configured rates there is no delay, no estimation, and no dependency on cloud billing exports ai spend is designed to answer two fundamental questions how much are we spending on ai right now? why are we spending that much? these questions are addressed through two complementary views ai spend summary the summary page provides a high level view of ai cost and usage across your organization use this page to understand current ai spend at a glance track month to date, quarter to date, and year to date spend see which business units, models, and providers drive the most cost compare usage volume versus actual spend identify trends and anomalies quickly this is the page you use for fast situational awareness and executive level insight ai spend analytics the analytics page lets you dig into the drivers behind ai spend use this page to analyze spend and token usage by provider over time compare models across providers and regions understand cost per request and request volume trends break down spend by business unit, platform, use case, model, region, or token type identify inefficiencies, routing issues, and optimization opportunities this is the page you use when you need precision and answers, not just totals how to use these together start with ai spend summary to identify where spend is concentrated or changing move to ai spend analytics to understand why it is happening and what to do next together, these pages form the foundation for ai cost governance, optimization, and accountability