CROSS-CATEGORY: Per-Resolution Pricing War Erupts Simultaneously Across Support, Compliance, and HR — Intercom $0.99, Zendesk $1.50, Vanta Per-Assessment All Competing

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Outcome-based pricing is collapsing seat-based revenue across at least three unrelated categories in the same window: Intercom Fin charges $0.99 per AI resolution (minimum 50/month), Zendesk counters at $1.50/resolution with pay-as-you-go at $2.00, and Vanta's Agentic Trust Platform bills per compliance assessment cycle rather than per seat. This cross-category simultaneous shift from seat to resolution/outcome pricing confirms the pricing model transition is no longer a prediction — it is the live go-to-market standard for AI-native features across SaaS verticals. The race to lowest per-resolution price risks margin compression across all three categories.