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Attribution coverage calculator

What share of your AI spend is connected to a measured outcome? Runs in your browser. Nothing is stored or transmitted.

Enter annual AI spend in £ thousands, by category and by how well it is evidenced. Showing the illustrative example from the Value Gap essay (hypothetical).

Direct consumption, £k a year
Licensed seats, £k a year
Embedded tiers, £k a year
Infrastructure, £k a year

Attribution coverage

20%

Unevidenced spend

£4,800,000

Activity-linked plus unattributed

Total AI spend

£6,000,000

£1,200,000 of £6,000,000 is connected to a measured outcome. A further £2,600,000 has usage data but no measured outcome yet.

All spend by evidence

  • Outcome-linked 20%
  • Activity-linked 43%
  • Unattributed 37%

By category

  • Direct consumption£1,500,000 · 27% covered
  • Licensed seats£2,000,000 · 15% covered
  • Embedded tiers£1,000,000 · 10% covered
  • Infrastructure£1,500,000 · 27% covered

Coverage is outcome-linked spend divided by total AI spend: spend with a baseline, a named owner and evidence of change. Unevidenced does not mean wasted.

The method is set out in The AI Value Gap. For the first month of work, see the first 100 days guide.