Pricing and Packaging Strategies for Generative AI
This IDC Market Perspective provides an in-depth analysis of pricing and packaging strategies for generative AI (GenAI) software offerings, including foundation models as a service, automation workflows, and GenAI applications. It emphasizes the importance of understanding customer value, the economics of offerings, and the competitive landscape to devise pricing models that reflect short- and long-term objectives, thereby enabling technology suppliers to effectively navigate the GenAI market with innovative and intelligent pricing strategies."Technology suppliers will be better equipped to navigate the challenging GenAI market when they have a clearer understanding of the pricing landscape and how to set an innovative and intelligent pricing strategy that does justice to the transformative power of their GenAI software solutions," said Ritu Jyoti, GVP/GM, AI and Data Market Research and Advisory Services, IDC.
Executive Snapshot
New Market Developments and Dynamics
How Do You Price Your GenAI Software Offerings?
Foundation Models
Consumption-Based Model
Automation Workflows
GenAI Applications
How Do You Learn and Leverage Emerging Best Practices?
Emerging Best Practices for Packaging Your B2B GenAI Feature
Core
Upgrade
Add-on
Importance of Predictability in Costs
Pricing Metric
Offer Some Form of Committed Consumption
Carefully Consider Overages
Sales
Offer True Ups
Product Capabilities
Customer Support
Proactive Engagement from Customer Success Managers