AI vendors are switching from subscriptions to consumption pricing. AI PCs are the hedge.
The AI pricing model is shifting. Major software vendors are moving away from per-seat subscriptions toward token consumption or outcome-based pricing for AI features. The flat-rate subscriptions that attracted early adopters were loss leaders. Now that enterprises are dependent on the tools, vendors need them to generate revenue. “We believe software value should align directly […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
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