Workato's AI bill rose sevenfold as seat licences turned into usage meters
YvesMulkers · x · 2026-10-04
- Automation platform Workato saw its AI costs rise sevenfold as AI usage shifted from fixed seat licences to usage-based metering.
- The author's framing: a seat licence is a number you plan around; a meter is a cost that happens to you — a cautionary signal for enterprise AI budgeting. Source is a promo for the author's daily newsletter.
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