Microsoft Cancels Internal Anthropic Licenses As Shift To Token-Based AI Billing Blows Up Annual Budgets In Months

The enterprise AI gold rush hit a very expensive wall. Companies are realizing that giving thousands of employees unlimited access to advanced AI models is blowing through yearly budgets in a matter of months. Providers are moving away from predictable flat-rate fees, shifting to expensive token-based usage models that charge for every prompt and line of code generated. The shift toward token-base...