AI TCO is most useful when it helps leaders see the difference between a promising pilot cost and the full production cost of a dependable, governed, enterprise-grade capability.
Three related terms. Total cost of ownership is the general idea for any technology. AI TCO is this site's application of it to AI, measured in the seven layers of the AI TCO Framework. Total Cost of AI is the Tokenomics Foundation's narrower, work-in-progress term for the costs set against a value claim when calculating return.
