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Five enterprise AI deployment modes

AI Work Platforms
Claude Code, Claude Cowork. Custom agents and workflows on shared infrastructure.
Horizontal Assistants
ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini. General-purpose AI across knowledge work.
Vertical Solutions
Harvey (legal), Abridge (clinical), Feedzai (fraud). Domain-specific AI with built-in compliance.
SaaS-Embedded AI
Salesforce Agentforce, Adobe Firefly, ServiceNow. AI inside platforms you already use.
Custom Builds
Internal agents and pipelines.

The future is the AI work platform, which works where you work and embeds capabilities from other modes: horizontal assistant features, vertical workflow depth, and custom build flexibility.

Source: Eclipsai analysis
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