Study: Most Large Firms Plan Higher Open-weight AI Use to Cap Bills

Nearly 6 in 10 senior executives at large companies plan to increase their use of cheaper open-weight AI models over the next year as AI bills overshoot budgets, a Capgemini study showed on Thursday. This trend echoes SAP, whose finance chief last month said it was replacing some of its costliest AI models with cheaper ones where performance held up. Anthropic, which launched its IPO roadshow this week, also warned in its prospectus that customers may shift to cheaper options, including open-weight models.


