CROSS-CATEGORY: Outcome-Based Pricing Hits Critical Mass — Zendesk, Intercom and Decagon All Charge Per Resolution

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Reporting on the 2026 agentic-pricing shift confirms Zendesk now bills for successful AI-driven issue resolutions rather than AI seat licenses, Intercom's Fin uses the same resolved-conversation model, and Decagon prices on resolved interactions — three support players converging on identical economics. Surveys put buyer preference at 43% consumption-based and 27% outcome-based, with hybrid (fixed base + variable) projected to reach 61% of SaaS firms by end of 2026. The unresolved blocker is attribution: deciding which agent or actor 'earned' the outcome when many contribute.