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AI & Enterprise
Pay-as-you-go AI gains traction, fueling enterprise AI battle
Moves by the AI industry to shift pricing policies toward pay-as-you-go models are accelerating. Some observers say that could raise costs for users. OpenAI has hinted it could change ChatGPT’s pricing structure, and SAP is also pushing to charge enterprise customers based on AI usage. With supply chains unstable, AI infrastructure prices are rising, and major cloud companies in China are also increasing costs. Competition among AI firms for enterprise customers is intensifying.
AI & Enterprise
SAP pushes shift to usage-based billing model for AI
SAP is pushing to shift to charging corporate customers based on artificial intelligence usage. Chief Executive Christian Klein (크리스티안 클라인) said there is no reason to stick with subscription-based pricing because AI will automate many tasks. SAP will create a forward-deployed engineering team in July to build customised AI solutions on customer sites. SAP has also revamped pricing and opened its platform using MCP.
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SAP shares slide 11 percent on slow fourth-quarter cloud contract growth
SAP shares fell 11 percent after fourth-quarter cloud contract growth slowed, marking the biggest decline since 2020, CNBC reported on Jan. 29. After a disappointing third-quarter earnings release, the stock had fallen 22 percent. CNBC said SAP’s cloud backlog rose to $2.35 billion but did not meet Chief Executive Christian Klein’s 26 percent growth target. SAP forecast cloud backlog growth in 2026 would slow slightly.