Agentic AI Cost Governance: Controlling Spend Before It Controls You

Agentic AI systems autonomously execute tasks without human approval at each step, creating unpredictable spending patterns that traditional cloud cost management cannot address. These agents call APIs, spawn sub-tasks, and execute multi-step workflows autonomously, consuming 5-30x more tokens than standard chatbots and requiring specialized governance frameworks including unified visibility, real-time controls, and continuous optimization to prevent budget overruns.