The original headline is "Before You Renew Your AI Contract, Do This First"

Short summary

A practical framework for evaluating AI tool contracts before renewal: pull raw usage data for six months, interview both active and lapsed users, model switching costs honestly, re-evaluate the current market against alternatives, and check which vendor roadmap promises were actually delivered. This transforms renewal negotiations from passive procurement into a fact-based decision about whether the tool still fits the organization's needs.

• •Pull six months of raw usage data — active users typically drop 40-60% by month 18
• •Model switching costs honestly; it's the vendor's strongest leverage at renewal
• •Run a lightweight current-state evaluation against 2-3 alternatives before negotiating

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