State of AI in the Enterprise: Built Differently (Deloitte, October 2026): 28% see AI revenue gains, up from 20%

Deloitte's second State of AI in the Enterprise report of 2026 surveys 3,500 director-to-C-suite leaders across 25 countries and six industries, fielded in May and June. The share reporting AI-driven revenue gains rose to 28% from 20% in the January edition, 81% say decisions and execution are faster, and 25% describe their use of AI as deeply transforming the business. Autonomy is spreading: 40% let AI execute decisions with at least moderate independence, yet 23% say it is unclear who is accountable when AI produces a bad outcome. 60% have redesigned jobs around AI to some degree, but only 15% report a meaningful shift in decision rights.

Cost tracking is reaching the token level: 71% track inference and API spend, 51% track token volume and 44% track per-unit inference cost.

For AI founders this is the buyer's scorecard. Enterprise customers increasingly measure revenue impact and unit cost of inference, want governance matched to the autonomy they grant, and are redesigning work rather than bolting AI onto old workflows. Products that make those three things legible will clear procurement faster.