Managing the New Spend Frontier: AI Tokens in Procurement

AI is creating an entirely new category of enterprise spend, and most procurement organizations are still learning how to manage it. Join NPI CEO Jon Winsett and Art of Procurement for a discussion on AI token economics, why traditional software procurement practices often fail in consumption-based AI environments, and what procurement leaders need to do now to gain visibility, governance, and leverage over one of the fastest-growing areas of enterprise technology spend.

What You’ll Learn:

• How token-based pricing models work across leading AI vendors and why AI spend behaves differently than traditional software licensing
• The most common governance, forecasting, and budgeting challenges organizations face as AI adoption scales
• Why many enterprises struggle to measure AI value and control consumption before costs spiral beyond expectations
• Practical strategies procurement teams can use to improve visibility, strengthen governance, and create leverage in AI vendor negotiations