AI FinOps vs Cloud FinOps: Cost Governance Shift

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AI FinOps differs from Cloud FinOps by requiring governance of decision paths and unit economics rather than just infrastructure optimization. Treating model spend like EC2 spend leads to cost ceilings because token pricing, inference amplification, prompt inflation, agent loops, and duplicated infrastructure drive non-linear run-rate escalation. Track cost per outcome (for example, cost per ticket or cost per decision), embed model routing, control context windows, and enforce budget-aware orchestration while separating experimentation from production. Add workflow-level observability, shared embedding stores, and economic SLOs for agents to keep AI scalable and predictable without stalling innovation.

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