Token Economics capability
Govern AI spend like cloud spend.
Track who uses which AI models and under what rules, with the same cost control as cloud.
| Team | Owner | Allowed models | Budget used | Exception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | Support lead | Small, Large | 82% | None |
| Search | Search lead | Small, Embeddings | 47% | None |
| Data science | Data science lead | Any approved | 96% | Over 90% budget |
| Marketing | — | Not set | 12% | No owner |
What it does
Make someone accountable for model usage.
Track who uses which AI models and why, with the same cost control as your cloud.
- Organize model usage by known applications, teams and accountable business owners.
- Review available policy settings, access scope and usage exceptions.
- Use governed reporting to support AI budget and platform oversight.
Data in
Cloud & operational data
Approved sources and scope
Analysis
Context & decisions
Rules, economics, ownership
Result
Measured outcomes
Review, validate, report
Why it matters
Govern model usage across every team and app.
See who uses which AI models, under which rules and at what cost, and spot what needs review.
Example
Review an application exceeding its approved model-spend threshold.
Data and results
The data and rules behind each AI spend call.
Required data and dependencies
AI service and application metadata, configured ownership and governance policies.
Operational outputs
AI cost ownership views, policy context and governance exceptions.
Related capabilities
AI & LLM Cost Intelligence
Attribute the economics of inference
Policy-Based LLM Model Routing
Select the model that fits the workload
FinOps Governance & Virtual Tags
Consistent attribution without perfect native tags
See AI Spend Governance in context.
Check how this feature fits your cloud, data, permissions and business needs.
Availability note
The CloudScore product team confirms what’s available; setup depth and requirements depend on your deployment.
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