Akhil Gupta

Pricing AI when your product combines software and managed service delivery

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Pricing AI when your product combines software and managed service delivery

The convergence of software platforms and managed service delivery represents one of the most complex pricing challenges in the agentic AI landscape. When your product combines sophisticated AI technology with human expertise, operational oversight, and continuous optimization, traditional pricing frameworks—whether pure SaaS subscription models or hourly professional services rates—

By Akhil Gupta
How to operationalize AI pricing across billing, CPQ, and ERP

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How to operationalize AI pricing across billing, CPQ, and ERP

The modern enterprise pricing landscape has fundamentally transformed. AI-powered pricing models demand consumption-based billing, real-time quote generation, and dynamic price optimization across thousands of customer segments simultaneously. Yet most organizations face a stark reality: their pricing strategy exists in PowerPoint presentations while their billing systems, Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) platforms, and Enterprise

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How to set floor pricing for enterprise AI deals

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How to set floor pricing for enterprise AI deals

The enterprise AI pricing landscape has undergone a fundamental transformation. As organizations commit billions to AI infrastructure and vendors navigate unprecedented cost structures, establishing floor pricing for enterprise deals has evolved from a tactical discount management exercise into a strategic imperative that determines long-term profitability and market positioning. Floor pricing—

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