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Salesforce Q2 bookings show half from Flex Credits refills as Claudeforce debuts
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Salesforce's Q2 results show half of bookings came from customers refilling Flex Credits, and the company announced Claudeforce, a new offering with Anthropic.
Engineers deploying AI through Salesforce should expect consumption-based pricing to drive costs, as Flex Credits already account for half of bookings. Gartner has warned that such credits can lead to unexpected cost increases and unilateral rate changes, so budgeting for AI usage will require careful monitoring.
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Salesforce reported Q2 revenue of $11.3 billion, up 11% year over year, beating analyst expectations.
Half of Q2 bookings came from customers refilling Flex Credits, highlighting the shift to consumption-based pricing.
Salesforce announced Claudeforce, a partnership with Anthropic, offering a plugin with 37 prebuilt sales skills.
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