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Recent AI developments are threatening the traditional SaaS business model as major software companies lost $1 trillion in market cap. Seven key AI releases demonstrate this shift: OpenAI's Codex app and 5.3 model, Claude's Opus 4.6, Alibaba's Qwen 3 Coder Next, ZAI's GLM5, Minimax M2.5, GitHub Agent HQ, and Waymo's world model. These tools enable AI agents to replace multiple human seats, offer open-weight alternatives to expensive subscriptions, and automate entire development workflows. The core thesis: when AI intelligence becomes abundant and cheap, the per-seat pricing model that drives SaaS profit margins becomes obsolete.

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