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The firm spends... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ey-built-an-ai-router-to-stop-its-own-ai-bills-from-spiralling-azpy0gb1k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AZPY0GB1K.png og:image:alt: EY built an ‘AI router’ to stop its own AI bills from spiralling og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EY built an ‘AI router’ to stop its own AI bills from spiralling **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary EY has developed an 'AI router' that directs tasks to the cheapest AI model capable of handling them, aiming to control escalating token costs. The firm spends over $1 billion annually on AI and runs around 1,000 AI agents. EY's own survey of 534 senior US business leaders found 82% are concerned about token costs, and 98% of those using token-based tools said costs prompted strategy reconsideration. Only 64% of firms actively monitor token usage with budgetary guardrails. The broader industry is shifting from unconstrained AI adoption ('tokenmaxxing') toward cost discipline, with companies like Atlassian and Amazon imposing spending controls. For EY, the router also serves as a consulting product — proof it can manage AI costs for clients as it has for itself. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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