AI Magazine August 2026 Issue 48 | Page 12

More organisations have reached the stage where AI is part of everyday work,
– up from 13 % in Q1
( 23 %) say they are struggling with usage-based AI costs, while nearly 42 % have only partial visibility into AI spending
Leaders with strong cost visibility are
to achieve ROI( 15 % vs 3 %)

STATISTICS

WRITTEN BY: ADAM POND
More organisations have reached the stage where AI is part of everyday work,

RISING TO

22 %

– up from 13 % in Q1

NEARLY A

QUARTER

OF LEADERS

( 23 %) say they are struggling with usage-based AI costs, while nearly 42 % have only partial visibility into AI spending
Leaders with strong cost visibility are

FIVE TIMES

MORE LIKELY

to achieve ROI( 15 % vs 3 %)