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Oracle to charge per AI task, not per seat, amid revenue push

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Oracle is shifting its cloud billing model to charge customers for individual AI tasks rather than just per user seat. This move comes as the company aims for substantial revenue growth, targeting over $225 billion by 2030, while also managing significant capital expenditures and debt. The company's strategy involves integrating AI compute units into its subscription services, potentially impacting how businesses budget for AI workloads. AI

IMPACT This pricing shift could influence how businesses allocate budgets for AI services and adopt new AI tools.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a change in a company's product/service pricing model.

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Oracle to charge per AI task, not per seat, amid revenue push

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Lindsay Clark ·

    Oracle wants to bill you for every AI task, not just every seat

    Big Red says AI units will add to subscriptions, as it juggles $90BN-plus capex, mounting debt and a $225BN revenue goal for 2030

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · glynmoody ·

    # Oracle wants to bill you for every # AI task, not just every seat - https://www. theregister.com/applications/2 026/10/29/oracle-wants-to-bill-you-for-every-a

    # Oracle wants to bill you for every # AI task, not just every seat - https://www. theregister.com/applications/2 026/10/29/oracle-wants-to-bill-you-for-every-ai-task-not-just-every-seat/5306403 "Big Red says AI units will add to subscriptions, as it juggles $90BN-plus capex, mou…

    LINKS theregister.com/…/5306403

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