AI Economics
Token spend, caching, routing and the unit economics of running AI at enterprise scale. See AI cost optimization and token savings.
The Assembly and the Assembler
The biggest names in AI and private capital just stood up services firms to make enterprise AI work. The ratio behind the move is one to six. There are two ways to sell that layer: as hours, or as a machine.
The Routing Layer Gets Named From Three Directions
Three constituencies named the routing layer between May 4 and July 12: capital, the channel, and the developer mainstream. All three agree on the position. None includes identity, inline policy, or evidence.
What's Missing in Enterprise AI: Governance, Cost Control, and Compliance
APERION CEO Craig Alberino joins Startups Decoded to discuss why enterprise AI has a control plane problem, and what it takes to govern AI at runtime.
The AI Cost Control Paradox: Spending More on AI While Paying More Per Token
Enterprise AI budgets are growing, but so is per-token cost. Here's why cost governance is becoming the CFO's AI priority.
The $670,000 Question: What Shadow AI Breaches Actually Cost
IBM's data quantifies the exact premium enterprises pay when AI usage outpaces governance. The numbers demand action.