Outcomes Based Pricing

topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 4 episodes

Lenny's Podcast the a16z Podcast Big Technology 20VC

5 statements about Outcomes Based Pricing, every show

BIG TECHNOLOGY Prediction Open · timeframe Jan 2031
Bret Taylor: AI Agents Will Shift Software Toward Outcomes-Based Pricing
“I would argue that actually, I think agents will go the way of outcomes based pricing where, you know, for example, at CIRA, we charge per resolved case for our customer service agents. I think if you made an agent to Audit your financials. You should pay per …”
Bret Taylor Jan 28, 2026 ▶ 12:51 Is AI Killing Software? — With Bret Taylor, OpenAI's board chair and CEO of Sierra
LENNY'S PODCAST Prediction Not checkable as stated
Taylor: The entire software market will shift to outcomes-based AI pricing
“I think we're going to go through a similar transition. Like the whole market is going to go towards agents. I think the whole market is going to go towards outcomes based pricing. Not because it's the only way, but it's going to be like the market is going to…”
Bret Taylor Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 1:03:51 He saved OpenAI, invented the “Like” button, and built Google Maps: Bret Taylor (Sierra)
Taylor: AI token consumption often fails to correlate with customer value
“I don't think, I think there's a huge difference between outcomes based pricing and usage based pricing, because especially in AI, they're not necessarily even correlated and you could have a long phone call, not solve the customer's problem. And they give you…”
Bret Taylor Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 1:07:35 He saved OpenAI, invented the “Like” button, and built Google Maps: Bret Taylor (Sierra)
20VC Insight
Saper: AI-enabled services are the easiest model for outcome pricing
“The easiest form of outcomes based pricing today in AI is AI enabled services.”
Jake Saper Mar 10, 2025 ▶ 54:39 Jake Saper, GP @ Emergence Capital: "We Sold Salesforce Early and Lost Out on Billions" · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
a16z Insight
Duffy: Digital health companies are uniquely suited for outcome-based pricing models
“Prices on outcomes, I think digital companies are better equipped to do that because they're better able to measure their impact.”
Sean Duffy Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 21:07 a16z Podcast | The Rise of the Digital 'Pill'

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