--- title: "#ai-cost-management articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 2 articles tagged #ai-cost-management on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/ai-cost-management" --- Tag # #ai-cost-management 2 posts · 0 followers [Ivan Klawd](https://hashnode.com/@ivanklawd) · [2d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-roi-gap-mckinsey-2026-build-over-buy/6af3415a86f5dfba44f95c14) ### [AI ROI Gap: McKinsey's 2026 Enterprise Market Read](https://blog.thecgaigroup.com/ai-roi-gap-mckinsey-2026-build-over-buy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Productivity is up, EBIT is flat, and a third of buyers now build instead of buy 14 min read · [blog.thecgaigroup.com](https://blog.thecgaigroup.com/ai-roi-gap-mckinsey-2026-build-over-buy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Opus Technologies](https://hashnode.com/@opustechglobal) · [Sep 6](https://hashnode.com/posts/six-years-in-cloud-waste-is-still-the-number-one-job/6a9da7de6d1fddefa1839d9a) ### [Six Years In, Cloud Waste Is Still the Number One Job](https://opustechnologiesblog.hashnode.dev/six-years-in-cloud-waste-is-still-the-number-one-job?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Six years of FinOps and waste reduction is still priority one for 1,192 practitioners. Why dashboards never fix it, and how AI spend changes the job. 4 min read · [opustechnologiesblog.hashnode.dev](https://opustechnologiesblog.hashnode.dev/six-years-in-cloud-waste-is-still-the-number-one-job?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Manu Shukla](https://hashnode.com/@mr-manushukla) · [Aug 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/openai-shipped-gpt-image-2-transparent-backgrounds-on-20-august-2026-with-no-token-table/6a8c20b78a5fad604e67b546) ### [OpenAI shipped gpt-image-2 transparent backgrounds on 20 August 2026 with no token table](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/openai-shipped-gpt-image-2-transparent-backgrounds-on-20-august-2026-with-no-token-table?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) OpenAI shipped gpt-image-2 transparent backgrounds on 20 August 2026 with no token table Summary. OpenAI enabled transparent backgrounds for gpt-image-2 and the gpt-image-2-2026-04-21 snapshot on 20 A 13 min read · [ecorpit.hashnode.dev](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/openai-shipped-gpt-image-2-transparent-backgrounds-on-20-august-2026-with-no-token-table?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Manu Shukla](https://hashnode.com/@mr-manushukla) · [Aug 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/groq-retired-llama-33-70b-versatile-on-16-august-2026-and-points-production-teams-at-a-preview-model/6a881e9bbd7dad72a66c8c8a) ### [Groq retired llama-3.3-70b-versatile on 16 August 2026 and points production teams at a Preview model](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/groq-retired-llama-33-70b-versatile-on-16-august-2026-and-points-production-teams-at-a-preview-model?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Groq retired llama-3.3-70b-versatile on 16 August 2026 and points production teams at a Preview model Summary. On 16 August 2026 Groq shut down llama-3.1-8b-instant and llama-3.3-70b-versatile for fre 13 min read · [ecorpit.hashnode.dev](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/groq-retired-llama-33-70b-versatile-on-16-august-2026-and-points-production-teams-at-a-preview-model?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Manu Shukla](https://hashnode.com/@mr-manushukla) · [Aug 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/26-of-ai-spend-is-wasted-in-2026-build-the-cost-attribution-layer-before-the-next-bill-spike/6a701ef79fdebc7a9b5baf8f) ### [26% of AI spend is wasted in 2026: build the cost attribution layer before the next bill spike](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/26-of-ai-spend-is-wasted-in-2026-build-the-cost-attribution-layer-before-the-next-bill-spike?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) 26% of AI spend is wasted in 2026: build the cost attribution layer before the next bill spike Summary. Organisations estimate that 26% of all AI spend is wasted, and 52% say no single person owns the 25 min read · [ecorpit.hashnode.dev](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/26-of-ai-spend-is-wasted-in-2026-build-the-cost-attribution-layer-before-the-next-bill-spike?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)