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Exclusive: Databricks targets runaway AI bills
Some customers are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on AI.
TL;DR
- Databricks is launching new tools to help companies control AI costs, addressing accidental multi-million dollar monthly overspending by customers.
- The rise of AI agents is making corporate software bills unpredictable and potentially exceeding budgets.
- The new Unity AI Gateway will offer AI spend limits, protections against runaway costs, and recommendations for optimizing AI expenses across providers.
- The tool can suggest cheaper models for tasks not requiring expensive options and monitor individual user sessions for efficiency.
- Monitoring individual AI use for cost control may be less controversial with employees than using their activity for AI training.