Ramp data: AI spending flatlines as Anthropic nears IPO

Ramp data shows AI token spending rose only 1.5% across August and September, versus 42% month-over-month growth in July. The top 1% of AI-heavy firms slipped below their summer peak of about $10,000 per employee, potentially undercutting investor assumptions of AI hypergrowth.

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