---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "acabb201bdac049378723a05c5ca1c21160569e142b5f4be6b733a8ce1dce892"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/acabb201?lang=en"
title: "Few people pay for AI, but those who do spend big"
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-10-10T10:54:56.000Z"
category: "Research"
topics: []
source_urls: ["https://the-decoder.com/few-people-pay-for-ai-but-those-who-do-spend-bigonly-a-few-users-pay-for-ai-but-those-who-do-pay-a-lot/"]
summary: "Andreessen Horowitz reports that nearly half of US consumers use AI, but only 4.5 percent pay for a subscription. The top one percent of payers spend approximately $900 a month, primarily on professional tools for automation and development."
---

# Few people pay for AI, but those who do spend big

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/acabb201?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-10T10:54:56.000Z
**Category:** Research

## Summary

Andreessen Horowitz reports that nearly half of US consumers use AI, but only 4\.5 percent pay for a subscription\. The top one percent of payers spend approximately $900 a month, primarily on professional tools for automation and development\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://the-decoder.com/few-people-pay-for-ai-but-those-who-do-spend-bigonly-a-few-users-pay-for-ai-but-those-who-do-pay-a-lot/>)