# 2026 State of AI in FinOps: Enterprise AI Costs, Waste, and ROI

DevFeed: [2026 State of AI in FinOps: Enterprise AI Costs, Waste, and ROI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cloud-asked-what-it-cost-ai-is-asking-what-it-s-worth-13379.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/cloud-asked-what-it-cost-ai-is-asking-what-its-worth>)

Author: Patrick Brogan

Published: 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [finops](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/finops.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [finops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/finops.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary discusses findings from Harness' 2026 State of AI in FinOps report, including rising enterprise AI spending, cost-ownership confusion, governance gaps, and waste reduction.

## Source excerpt

Harness' 2026 State of AI in FinOps report reveals why AI costs are surging, where enterprises waste spend, and how mature organizations maximize AI ROI. | Blog