AI Spending Gap 625x: Top 1% Spend $7,500/Employee/Month vs Median $12
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-17
Ramp data shows extreme disparity in AI spending: median company spends $12 per employee per month, while top 1% spend $7,500, a 625x gap. Top companies can burn a median company's annual AI budget in an afternoon. Even modest movement toward power-user intensity would multiply token consumption. Charts from a16z and Ramp.
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