But usually companies are much more careful before even spending that half a million. (And most companies don't have that money sitting around.) They would do small PoCs, do comprehensive benchmarks and evaluations of those PoCs, and decide whether to actually go ahead, and, more importantly, stick to it.

Being able to afford half a million doesn't mean you do it on a whim, or just throw all of that away if things don't go well.

But what do I know. I am nothing compared to our AI overlords like Anthropic.