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Research noteBB-2026-0243

Procurement learned to ask which model is underneath

Subprocessor lists now include model providers, and buyers read them.

SpansAISECFIN

7 minEnterprise Tech & SaaS

Enterprise buyers increasingly require disclosure of which model providers process their data, where, and whether inputs are retained. A year ago this was rare.

Vendors who built on a single provider without an abstraction layer are discovering that a buyer objection to that provider is now an objection to them.

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