Zendesk and Sierra say AI agents should be paid per result, not per seat
THE SO WHAT
If “seats are dead” and AI agents get priced per outcome, SaaS revenue models start to look like usage-based BPO. Vendors will need to prove measurable task completion, and buyers should be renegotiating contracts toward resolved tickets and closed loops, not logins.
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