The AI compute gap: Enterprises are buying infrastructure faster than they can measure what it costs
VentureBeat AI 2 hours ago
Across 107 enterprises surveyed, AI infrastructure spending is accelerating faster than organizations can track its costs, with most unable to measure unit economics clearly despite rapid buying decisions. 83% of enterprises report GPU utilization of 50% or less, and only 44% can rigorously track what their AI compute costs, while 45% plan to evaluate AI-specialized cloud providers within the next year despite almost none using them today. The result is a compute gap where enterprises are investing aggressively in infrastructure they do not yet use while lacking visibility into the economics of what they already own, with 64% planning to switch or add infrastructure providers within twelve months.