Cummins requires a 90-day modification right; this clause was never even dared to be imagined before.

AI costs rising compress IT budgets, with Cummins, FedEx, and others demanding shorter SaaS contracts and the establishment of re-pricing mechanisms. Ralliant reduced five-year contracts to 1–3 years, Ibex renewed for one year. Cummins requires a 90-day modification right, and FedEx set a threshold for renegotiation. National Life Group wants replaceability clauses and to prohibit price increases due to new AI, with the option to exit if standards are not met. EY-Parthenon states that traditional software vendors' net retention rate over six months has dropped by approximately 15 percentage points.