Salesforce launches Core, Advanced and Max editions with bundled Agentforce AI
Salesforce launched new Core, Advanced and Max editions for Agentforce Sales, Agentforce Service and Agentforce Industries on September 3, 2026, combining AI, Slack, analytics, security and support into revised subscription tiers. The move simplifies Salesforce procurement, but it also raises list prices for the two middle tiers and makes Flex Credit consumption more important to enterprise budgeting. (salesforce.com)
Salesforce replaces Enterprise and Unlimited with new Agentforce editions
The new packaging consolidates products that customers previously bought through separate add-ons or subscriptions. Every tier includes Agentforce capabilities, Slack and Slackbot, embedded analytics through Tableau Next, enterprise-grade data security and the Premier Success Plan.
Salesforce says the new editions are designed to reduce the number of separate SKUs needed to deploy agentic AI across sales and service operations. Core includes 500,000 Flex Credits, Advanced includes 1 million, and Max includes 2.75 million. Existing Agentforce 1 customers can move to Max without paying more. The company also says Max delivers nearly 60% more value than Agentforce 1 at the same list price. (salesforce.com)
The launch was reported independently by CIO, which confirmed that the revised editions add AI agents, analytics, Slack, security and support to the top three pricing tiers. The publication also highlighted the trade-off: bundling more capabilities may simplify procurement while making it harder for finance teams to isolate the cost and usage of individual products.
Salesforce raises Core and Advanced list prices
The packaging change is not a straight feature expansion at unchanged pricing. Core replaces the previous Enterprise tier at $195 per user per month, up from $175. Advanced replaces Unlimited at $395 per user per month, up from $350. Max remains at $550 per user per month, matching the former Agentforce 1 list price. (cio.com)
The price increases matter because Salesforce is using bundled products to support a higher entry point for customers moving into the new editions. Salesforce Dictionary’s pricing analysis calculates the Core increase at roughly 11% and the Advanced increase at roughly 13% before negotiated discounts.
Salesforce says existing customers on legacy editions will not see their pricing change immediately. New pricing for Agentforce Industry editions is scheduled to take effect later in fall 2026, so industry customers may not yet have a final commercial comparison for the new structure. (salesforce.com)
Flex Credits become the key Agentforce cost variable
The immediate commercial benefit is clearer for organizations already buying Slack, Tableau or Premier Success. Those customers may receive more functionality in one contract instead of managing several separate purchases. Organizations that do not use those products may see less practical value from the bundle, even if Salesforce’s calculated package value is higher.
The more significant planning issue is Agentforce consumption. The included Flex Credits provide capacity for AI actions, but they do not remove usage-based economics once an organization exceeds its allowance. CIO reported that analysts are concerned customers may find it harder to forecast costs as agent deployments move from pilots into production and consume credits at scale. (cio.com)
That makes the September 3 launch more than a naming change. Salesforce is turning Agentforce, Slack, analytics and security into a default part of its main sales and service packages while pushing customers toward a combined subscription and consumption model. The result is simpler procurement on the front end, with greater pressure on organizations to measure actual agent usage after deployment.
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