Locked, stocked, and losing budget: AI vendor lock-in bites back
AI vendor lock-in is becoming a significant issue for enterprises as switching between AI models proves more difficult than anticipated. Many executives overestimate their ability to transition quickly between vendors, with a recent survey revealing that only 42% of organizations experienced a smooth migration. Additionally, rising costs from AI providers are reshaping the software economics, complicating the landscape further for businesses reliant on AI technologies.
- ▪A survey found that nearly 90 percent of executives believed they could switch AI vendors within four weeks.
- ▪Only 42 percent of organizations that attempted to migrate between AI platforms reported a smooth transition.
- ▪AI vendors are increasing prices, with OpenAI raising costs for its GPT-5.2 model significantly.
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- ▪ AI vendor lock-in bites back — theregister
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); AI + ML Locked, stocked, and losing budget: AI vendor lock-in bites back Execs in the C-suite thought they could swap models in a week. They were hallucinating Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Published tue 28 Apr 2026 // 10:15 UTC OPINION The days when you could jump from one frontier AI model to another at the drop of a hat are going away as vendor lock-in starts to kick in, and prices increase.
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