AI vs. Software Scorecard — Access Our Latest Deep Research Report

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Artificial intelligence is starting to materially reshape how companies spend on software. A new Deep Research analysis shows how companies are moving beyond pilots and actively using AI to cut costs, reduce headcount and rethink their reliance on traditional software tools. What was once incremental experimentation is now driving real changes in budgets and purchasing decisions.

That shift is creating tension across the enterprise software landscape. AI tools are beginning to replace seat-based licenses, absorb workflows previously handled by employees and reduce the need for additional vendor spend—raising new questions about how durable traditional SaaS models really are.

We asked Deep Research to examine how companies are deploying AI to reduce software costs, where legacy vendors are most exposed, and what the bull and bear cases look like for enterprise software going forward.

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