AI Agent Pricing Models

AI agent pricing models are the structures used to charge for AI labor — per seat, per token, per usage, per task, or per outcome — each tying cost to a different basis.

Input-based models (seats, tokens, usage) bill for resources consumed, while outcome-based models bill for completed results; the choice shapes how comparable two vendors are.

Buyers commonly normalize any pricing model to a price per outcome so quotes can be checked against the WorkForce Labor Index.