AI Search Seat Matrix & Tier Studio v1.2 OPTIMIZER

Right-size Perplexity Pro, Enterprise, and API-pooled seats based on empirical query loads.

Org Presets:

Flat Enterprise Baseline

$12,000

25 seats @ $40/seat/mo

Rightsized Annual Spend

$4,800

Hybrid Pro / Ent / Pool allocation

Estimated Annual Savings

$7,200

60.0% reduction vs flat lock-in

Target Negotiation Tier

Tier 2 Mid-Market (20+ seats commit with SOC2 carveout)

18% volume discount target

1. Department Query Workloads & Allocation

Target Vendor Discount: 18%

Total: 25 Seats

License Portfolio Split

Enterprise: 6

Pro Individual: 10

API Pooled / Light: 9

Tier Structure	Seats	Rate / Mo	Annual Net