The Top 1% of U.S. Companies Spend $90,000 Per Employee Annually on AI

Ramp's AI Index, which monitors corporate spending across 70,000+ U.S. firms, shows the top 1% spend $7,500 per employee monthly on AI tools—roughly $4.5 million annually for a 50-person team. This scale suggests AI is now core infrastructure, not optional software. The spending likely reflects custom model deployments, heavy API usage, or specialized industry-specific software built on foundation models.