You do not need a budget or a procurement cycle to start tracking AI usage. You can do it for free, today. Here is the fastest way, and how to make sure the tracking earns its keep.
The fastest free path
Pick a tool that lets you connect a source without a credit card, attribute usage to teams and workflows automatically, and see a live view the same day. Skip anything that requires a sales call to see your own data.
Track the right unit
Do not just track tokens and calls. Track usage against outcomes, cost per completed task, so you learn which AI activity is worth it and which is just activity.
Make free tracking compound
Here is the part most AI tracking software misses. Tracking what you spend is where you start, because it is the first number leadership asks for. The compounding value is organizational intelligence: knowing which teams and workflows actually produce results, and spreading what works across the org. Spend tracking tells you what happened. Organizational intelligence tells you what to do next.
Tracking for free is easy. Making it compound into an advantage is the whole game.
Start free
Oberhahn is free to start. Connect a source and watch your first dashboard populate in minutes, then see it turn your AI usage into organizational intelligence, not just a spend report. Get started free at oberhahn.com.