AI cost management

AI cost management, down to the token and the person

Software Inventory Manager (SIM) now connects by API to Anthropic Console and Enterprise, OpenAI, ChatGPT Enterprise, Cursor, Google Gemini, Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot. Detailed token analysis and usage per user show who is spending what, next to the SaaS and installed software they already use.

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  • Dedicated API connections to six AI platforms
  • Detailed token analysis and usage per user
  • Included in the Core plan, with no separate price

Connects to

  • Anthropic ConsoleAPI connection
  • Anthropic EnterpriseAPI connection
  • OpenAIAPI connection
  • ChatGPT EnterpriseAPI connection
  • CursorAPI connection
  • Google GeminiAPI connection
  • Microsoft 365 CopilotAPI connection
  • GitHub CopilotAPI connection

Per person

AI spend management by user

An AI bill arrives per vendor, per key and per seat. SIM brings it back to the unit a budget owner can act on: a person, with a name you can ask.

1

Tokens per user

Detailed token analysis for Anthropic, OpenAI and Google Gemini, with usage shown per user.

2

Copilot usage per user

Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot usage per user, so a seat assigned to someone who never uses it shows.

3

Beside SaaS and installed software

AI usage sits in the same inventory as SaaS and the software on your devices, in SIM.

Model APIs

OpenAI API cost, Anthropic and Gemini in one view

The OpenAI API cost sits in one console, Anthropic's in another and Gemini's in a third. SIM's dedicated API connections read all three, so token usage per user is one table instead of three exports.

OpenAI

OpenAI

Token usage per user from your OpenAI organization.

Anthropic

Anthropic

Token usage per user from your Anthropic organization.

Google Gemini

Google Gemini

Token usage per user from your Google Gemini account.

Why input, output and cached tokens are priced differently: Tokens, Explained for the People Who Pay the AI Bill.

Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses and GitHub Copilot Enterprise

Copilot is bought by the seat. Whether it is a Microsoft 365 Copilot license or a GitHub Copilot Enterprise seat, the question at renewal is the same: who uses the seat they have?

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Copilot license

SIM's API connection to Microsoft 365 Copilot shows usage per user, so the licenses assigned can be set against the people who use them. Background: the NHS Copilot rollout and its assigned seats.

GitHub

GitHub Copilot Enterprise

SIM's API connection to GitHub Copilot shows usage per user across your developers' seats. Background: the seat is only the floor for GitHub Copilot credits.

Showback

FinOps for AI starts with a name

FinOps for AI asks who spends, on what, and whether it pays. Usage per user answers the first question. Add your users up by team and you have the showback the other two need.

Who spends

Token and Copilot usage per user, from the six platforms SIM connects to.

On what

Model APIs, assistant seats and SaaS subscriptions in one place, instead of one console per vendor.

Whether it pays

A number per person and per team to set against the work it supports. More on the bill itself: if you cannot read the AI bill, you have no position.

One platform

Installed software, SaaS and AI in one place

Software Inventory Manager

The app that does the work: installed software, SaaS and AI usage, recognized and costed in one inventory.

SaaS management

SSO connectors for Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace and Okta, with SaaS spend analysis per app.

Data sources

Every connection SIM and the other apps read, from discovery tools and identity providers to AI platforms.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

DefinitionWhat is AI cost management?

AI cost management is knowing what an organization spends on AI, through model APIs, assistant seats and subscriptions, who that spend is for, and whether the usage justifies it. It brings the token meters and the seats into one view so they can be managed like any other software.

ConnectionsWhich AI platforms does SIM connect to?

Software Inventory Manager (SIM) has dedicated API connections to Anthropic Console and Enterprise, OpenAI, ChatGPT Enterprise, Cursor, Google Gemini, Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot.

Model APIsCan I see OpenAI API cost per user?

SIM's OpenAI connection brings detailed token analysis and usage per user into LICENSEWARE, beside the same view for Anthropic and Google Gemini.

CopilotDoes LICENSEWARE cover Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses?

Yes. SIM connects to Microsoft 365 Copilot by API and shows usage per user, so the licenses you have assigned can be compared with the people who use them.

FinOpsWhat is FinOps for AI?

FinOps for AI applies cloud financial management to AI: making AI spend visible, allocating it to the people and teams who use it, and weighing it against the value it delivers. Usage per user is the first step.

PlansWhich plan includes AI cost management?

SaaS and AI cost management in SIM are included in the Core plan, with no separate price.

See your AI spend on your own data

Connect one AI platform and SIM shows its usage per user. Book 30 minutes and we walk through it with you.

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