Enterprise AI buyers seek cheaper model portfoliosReuters
Large companies turn to open-weight AI as model bills overshoot budgets
A Capgemini survey found that 59% of executives at large companies plan to increase their use of open-weight AI models over the next year as spending exceeds expectations.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 13 November 2026
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Respondents said AI spending had exceeded budgets by 24% on average. Capgemini estimated that open-weight tokens cost 87% less on average and noted they represented 72% of OpenRouter traffic but only 27% of spending in September.
The survey covered 500 executives at companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue across 10 countries. Half still expected to retain closed models for tasks where added capability justified the cost.
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