Q03 · Techniques & MethodsTrial◌ NewHorizon: 6-12 mo

FinOps for AI

Cost visibility, budgets and chargeback for model and inference spend.

Inference spend is growing faster than most finance functions can track — extending FinOps practice to token-level cost attribution is becoming a prerequisite for sustainable AI investment.

Signals behind this placement

  • —Inference spend is outpacing training spend for most organisations running AI in production.

Sequencing

Builds on AI Gateway & Model Routing, LLM Observability Platforms

FinOps for AI across other industries

Cost visibility, budgets and chargeback for model and inference spend.

CostPlatform

From the Technology & SaaS Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.

An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.