Why per-seat pricing for enterprise AI tools wastes budget on unused licenses

Short summary

An enterprise software reviewer argues that per-seat pricing for AI tools is a scam, noting that only ~10% of employees become power users while 90% barely use the software. The author compares it to gym memberships where vendors profit from unused licenses, and recommends building custom internal interfaces using model APIs instead of buying enterprise-wide per-seat licenses.

• •Per-seat AI pricing wastes money: only ~10% of employees become power users
• •90% of licenses go unused, similar to gym membership economics
• •Recommendation: build custom internal AI interfaces via APIs instead of enterprise per-seat contracts

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