
Dreamforce crowd finds older AI models enough for most enterprise work
At Dreamforce 2026, executives and attendees argue that for many enterprise tasks, older and cheaper AI models are already sufficient, with frontier systems reserved for higher-stakes work. The conversation centers on cost control, model routing, and a shift to token-based economics, while safety debates linger in the background and firms like Docusign and Nice illustrate a pragmatic mix of old and new models.