Mavvrik Report: 85% of Companies Miss AI Cost Forecasts

According to a recent report by Mavvrik, 85% of companies are unable to accurately forecast their AI infrastructure costs, missing their predictions by more than 10%. The 2025 State of AI Cost Management report highlights that 80% of enterprises miss their AI infrastructure forecasts by over 25%, leading to significant gross margin erosion.

The report, published in partnership with Benchmarkit, underscores the challenges enterprises face in managing AI costs, particularly with large language models (LLMs), GPU-based compute, and AI-native services. It reveals that 84% of companies experience a gross margin erosion of over 6% due to AI infrastructure costs, with 26% reporting an impact of 16% or higher.

Additionally, the report notes that 67% of companies are planning to repatriate AI workloads, with 61% already operating hybrid AI infrastructures. The lack of visibility and mature cost management practices are cited as major hurdles, with only 34% of companies having mature cost management systems in place.