AI monetization shifts from flat subscriptions to usage-based and outcome-based pricing models
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Summary
Enterprise software vendors are shifting AI monetization from flat subscription models toward outcome-based and usage-based pricing. This change is driven by rising inference costs and the need to tie infrastructure spending to the economics of running AI agents at scale. The article discusses how this pricing evolution reflects the growing maturity of AI deployment in business contexts.
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Infrastructure spending increasingly tied to the economics of running AI agents at scale
Enterprise software vendors are rethinking how they charge for
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