How much should an AI agent cost? No one can agree — and it’s creating chaos.
THE SO WHAT
Pricing chaos around AI agents means procurement and product teams are negotiating in the dark—per-seat, per-task, and usage-based models are all in play. Lock in short contracts, instrument actual value per workflow, and be ready to reprice or switch vendors as the market converges.
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