UK Tech & Innovation: AI's Growing Grip on British Industry and Daily Life

Anthropic dominates AI spending with the highest token volume and revenue share despite being the most expensive provider. Vercel's analysis reveals the AI lab holds 65.1% of gateway spend and 30% of total token volume through its AI Gateway service in July 2026. The average price per token was 4.4 times higher than competitors—yet developers keep paying. For UK businesses, this signals that premium AI pricing isn't slowing adoption; the focus has shifted from cost to...