Data study ·
Enterprise AI: record usage, spending down in the United States
Original title, in French: “IA en entreprise : usage record, dépenses en baisse aux États-Unis”
- Publication
- Brief IA (France)
- Author
- Tom Levy
- Published on
- 2 October 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
The Ramp AI Index, based on transaction data from more than 70,000 US companies, shows an unusually long decline in AI spending while usage reaches a record level at the end of September, up around 50% since the July peak. According to Ara Kharazian, economist at Ramp, the decline is explained by falling prices for top-tier models and the rise of cheaper standard models, mainly driven by competition between OpenAI and Anthropic. These two players account for most token spending (51% for Anthropic, 44.5% for OpenAI at the end of September), while open-source models represent less than 5% of spending.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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50 %
increase in AI usage since July
US companies, from July to the end of September
« l’utilisation de l’IA a progressé d’environ 50 % depuis le pic de dépenses de juillet et a atteint un niveau record à la fin septembre. »
Source: Ramp AI Index
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51 %
share of token spending going to Anthropic
last week of September, US companies
« 51 % des dépenses en tokens sont allées à Anthropic et 44,5 % à OpenAI »
Source: Ramp AI Index
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44.5 %
share of token spending going to OpenAI
last week of September, US companies
« 51 % des dépenses en tokens sont allées à Anthropic et 44,5 % à OpenAI »
Source: Ramp AI Index
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5 %
share of spending going to open-source models
US companies
« Les entreprises consacrent toujours moins de 5 % de leurs dépenses aux modèles open source. »
Source: Ramp AI Index
Classification
- Country
- United States
- Company size
- Large companies, All sizes
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Ramp (study author), OpenAI (supplier), Anthropic (supplier)
- Keywords
- AI spending, AI usage, OpenAI, Anthropic, open source, Ramp AI Index
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