Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders carving out a slice of the AI cost-saving business
Companies went all in on AI. They're now realizing how expensive it really is.A new wave of businesses is capitalizing on this problem, helping them slash their inflated bills.Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders teaching companies to be more intelligent with their AI spend.Don't use Swiss Army knives for surgically precise work; use scalpels.That's what Manos Koukoumidis and other players in the AI cost-saving business say is the biggest problem with how companies use AI.
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Companies went all in on AI. They're now realizing how expensive it really is.A new wave of businesses is capitalizing on this problem, helping them slash their inflated bills.Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders teaching companies to be more intelligent with their AI spend.Don't use Swiss Army knives for surgically precise work; use scalpels.That's what Manos Koukoumidis and other players in the AI cost-saving business say is the biggest problem with how companies use AI. They're using the most powerful, versatile, and expensive AI models — from frontier labs like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google — to handle niche tasks within their organizations.Koukoumidis, the CEO of the Washington-based AI company Oumi AI, called this practice "widely irrational and inefficient," resulting in staggering AI bills.Founded in 2024, Oumi lets individuals vibe-code their own niche AI models within minutes, tailored to their tasks and goals. It raised $10 million in its 2024 seed round.Oumi is one of the many companies that have sprung up in the last two years to solve the biggest enterprise problem of the day: reducing highly inflated enterprise AI spending and increasing its returns on investment.
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- Companies went all in on AI. They're now realizing how expensive it really is.A new wave of businesses is capitalizing on this problem, helping them slash their inflated bills.Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders teaching companies to be more intelligent with their AI spend.Don't use Swiss Army knives for surgically precise work; use scalpels.That's what Manos Koukoumidis and other players in the AI cost-saving business say is the biggest problem with how companies use AI.
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Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders carving out a slice of the AI cost-saving business
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