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Flat-rate agent license agreements trade short-term compute losses for permanent enterprise lock-in.

To block out specialized startups, SaaS incumbents offer predictable, flat-rate digital labor contracts that intentionally subsidize early compute costs.

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B2B Buyer Criteria Shift for AI
The Rise of Agentic Enterprise License Agreements (AELAs) and the Reframing of AI Pricing

Flat-rate AELAs trade short-term compute losses for permanent lock-in while reframing agents as capitalized multi-year assets.

B2B Buyer Criteria Shift for AI
Salesforce's Agentic Enterprise License Agreement (AELA): The "All-You-Can-Eat" Trap

Salesforce openly subsidizes unprofitable flat-rate agent contracts to purchase decades of behavioral lock-in.