AI Magazine October 2026 Issue 52 | Page 13

Model token usage is the AI cost that organisations find hardest to predict and manage, cited as a topthree challenge by
Of all AI-enabled work,
( 55.1 %) on average is still led by humans. By year-end 2027, respondents expect that share to fall to 39.6 %

MIND THE( VALUE) GAP

Source: ISG’ s State of Enterprise AI – The AI Value Gap report( Sept 2026)
Model token usage is the AI cost that organisations find hardest to predict and manage, cited as a topthree challenge by

2 / 5

OF RESPONDENTS

Of all AI-enabled work,

MORE THAN

HALF

( 55.1 %) on average is still led by humans. By year-end 2027, respondents expect that share to fall to 39.6 %

MORE THAN

40 %

OF ENTERPRISES

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