Recently, OpenAI announced that it will launch an AI agent called "Doctoral Level", with a price of up to US$20,000 per month (about RMB 145,000). This AI agent is mainly aimed at enterprise users in data-intensive industries such as finance, medical care and manufacturing, and aims to meet their high-end needs. It is said that it can not only conduct complex academic research, but also solve various problems in the field of software development, marking a new height for artificial intelligence technology.
OpenAI's "doctoral" AI agent will offer three different types of services, each with a monthly fee of between $2,000 and $20,000. Although the price is high, OpenAI said that this pricing method will be based on the economic value the product creates for customers, rather than simply relying on the number of users' usage or tokens. The company's chief financial officer emphasized in an interview that this pricing strategy aims to compensate for the huge investment required to develop AI systems, especially in the current increasingly competitive market environment.
Although the high subscription fees have caused some netizens to make fun of, and some even say they would rather hire a real doctor at this price, OpenAI obviously targets customers to large enterprises and industry giants rather than individual users. This AI agent will allow businesses to pay a fixed fee per employee seat and charge based on the actual value the business receives from the product. This flexible charging model not only helps attract more corporate customers, but also lowers the threshold for using AI.
Unlike traditional chatbots, this "AI agent" is designed to automate specific tasks with as little human intervention as possible. For example, in the scenario of ordering air tickets, AI can automatically connect to the Internet to find flight information, select the best flight, and complete payment, which are far beyond the conversational AI that is currently common on the market.
Today, AI agents are attracting more and more attention from technology companies, and many companies are looking to make higher profits through this emerging market. Competitors such as Google have also launched related tools to try to gain the upper hand in this field. However, OpenAI's deputy founder pointed out that while the widespread use of AI agents may improve enterprise efficiency, it may also lead to higher salaries for employees with unique skills, which is worth paying.