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Dreamforce 2026 - what Salesforce's AWU experiment means for agentic licensing
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Fusion42 · 16 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Salesforce is experimenting with the Agentic Work Unit (AWU) metric to model AI token usage and customer value alignment, with plans to extend this into customer-facing pricing structures, as showcased in their Enterprise AI Harness platform. The AWU aims to provide a granular way to measure AI-driven task completion, influencing how enterprises adopt AI consumption and pricing models.
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Salesforce is setting new standards in AI consumption metrics that directly affect how you price and charge for AI services. You need to recalibrate your pricing models now to reflect usage metrics tied to real business outcomes, or risk losing competitive ground.
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