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Markets2026-07-10 · source-backed
Five tiers collapsed into three AI-native ones (Foundation, Advanced, Prime) effective April 9, with the old Standard/Pro/Pro Plus/Enterprise/Enterprise Plus structure hitting end-of-sale July 1. This is the quiet version of the AI pricing shift. Rather than announce per-outcome billing and eat a stock hit, ServiceNow restructured the packaging so AI is the tier axis. Buyers renewing after July 1 get repriced by default. Watch for this pattern everywhere, because it works.
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