AI companies are racing to rein in usage. One Israeli startup saw the shift early

AI products incur unpredictable per-use computing costs unlike traditional SaaS, forcing software companies to build real-time controls over usage, credits and access. Israeli startup Stigg, founded by former New Relic engineers, provides this infrastructure to let vendors manage AI spending and entitlements at scale.

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