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On October 28, 2026, Anthropic launched three new features of Claude Enterprise. With these, organizations get insight into how employees use Claude, the cost incurred in using it, and whether they find it useful. This announcement is made against the background of growing pressure for organizations to demonstrate the efficiency of their AI investments.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-what-the-three-tools-actually-do-strong">What the three tools actually do</h3>
The three new features are: Smart reports, In-app surveys, and Pooled group budgets.
Smart reports, <a href="https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12138966-release-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">in beta since September 10</a>, help administrators understand how employees use Claude. Administrators select a team, one or more Claude applications, and a reporting period of up to 28 days. Smart reports then analyze samples of Claude transcripts from the selected team and applications. The reports categorize the tasks employees used Claude for.
Smart reports show what employees produced and calculate usage costs at Anthropic’s standard pricing prior to any discounts. They also identify issues such as unsuccessful tool calls and suggest recurring workflows that can be turned into reusable skills.
Smart reports are <a href="https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16893491-get-started-with-smart-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">disabled by default</a>. They are meant to guide investment decisions, not evaluate employees. Each organization can generate 10 reports per month for free.
In-app surveys, on the other hand, ask employees what Claude helped them achieve, how it affected their work time and what would slow down without it. Administrators can edit the questions and export answers.
Pooled group budgets allow a team to share a monthly spending limit while still having a separate limit for each employee. When employees send prompts or work on Claude, the costs will be charged against both limits. Usage is put on hold when either limit is reached. Administrators receive alerts when spending hits 50%, 75%, 95% and 100% of the team’s shared budget.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-where-the-measurement-gap-sits-strong">Where the measurement gap sits</h3>
The bigger question is whether companies are getting their money’s worth. Smart reports can show what employees produced with the help of Claude and how much it cost. But they cannot prove that the work resulted in increased revenue or reduced expenses. <a href="https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/system-research-atlanta-fed/2026/04/artificial-intelligence-productivity-workforce-evidence-from-corporate-executives" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Federal Reserve research</a> also suggests that perceived productivity gains can run ahead of measured improvements.
That gap is clear in <a href="https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmgsites/xx/pdf/2026/09/global-ai-pulse.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">KPMG’s Q3 Global AI Pulse</a> that surveyed 2,131 senior leaders across 20 countries. Though 89% of executives stated that their company benefitted from AI, only 12% of them compared benefits to cost consistently. This number jumped to 48% for companies that are already deriving some benefits.
Another study points to a similar divide. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">McKinsey</a> found that 80% reported improvements in individual productivity. However, only 37% attributed any enterprise-level EBIT impact to AI. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/the-formula-for-agentic-ai-value" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BCG</a> found that nearly half of surveyed companies were generating value from AI, even as spending on the technology reached 3.3% of revenue.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-why-this-showed-up-now-strong">Why this showed up now</h3>
Executives were already struggling to keep AI bills under control. KPMG’s <a href="https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmgsites/xx/pdf/2026/06/global-ai-pulse-q2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Q2 survey</a> found that 29% had trouble understanding or managing operating costs as AI deployments expanded. <a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/kpmg-business-leaders-struggle-ai-costs/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cryptopolitan reported</a> the finding in July.
A more alarming account appeared in <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Axios</a>. A consultant claimed that an unnamed enterprise ran up a $500 million Claude bill in a single month after failing to set usage limits. However, neither the customer’s identity nor its billing records were disclosed. The claim therefore remains unverified.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-what-tighter-accountability-could-change-strong">What tighter accountability could change</h3>
Anthropic has good reason to help companies manage their AI bills. Among businesses tracked by <a href="https://ramp.com/data/ai-index" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ramp’s AI Index</a>, Anthropic’s share of token spending rose from 51.3% on September 25 to 60.5% on October 23.
In the meantime, AI spending continues to increase globally. <a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-09-16-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-ai-spending-to-grow-49-point-5-percent-in-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Gartner</a> forecasts that it will reach $2.7 trillion in 2026, up 49.5% from the previous year. Infrastructure accounts for the largest share. Better reporting could help companies see where their AI budgets go and which work deliver value. But knowing what AI costs is still not the same as proving it pays off.
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