Field notes on seeing spend before the invoice does — the AI blind spot, the credit cliff, idle GPUs, and the evidence that makes a finding trustworthy.
Token spend is the fastest-growing line in most software budgets — and it's invisible to classic FinOps. Here's why, and how to actually see it.
Cloud costWhen cloud credits cover your estate, the invoice reads zero — so every bill-ingesting tool shows nothing. The real number is the one you inherit at expiry.
GPU costAn always-on H100 is roughly €2,100/mo. On GPU clouds where utilization is invisible, run-rate alone is the signal worth watching.