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Snowflake's Strong AI Results Lift Software Stocks, Easing 'SaaSpocalypse' Fears

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Snowflake's Strong AI Results Lift Software Stocks, Easing 'SaaSpocalypse' Fears

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  1. Snowflake surged 35% after reporting AI accounts on its platform jumped from 9,100 to 13,600 in a single quarter, product revenue grew 34%, and full-year guidance was raised by $180 million. The rally lifted peers including ServiceNow (5%), Palantir (nearly 6%), Oracle (roughly 3%), and Microsoft (roughly 3%).

  2. The prior 'SaaSpocalypse' thesis held that autonomous AI agents would displace per-seat software licenses, hollowing out SaaS business models. Snowflake's results showed the opposite: AI drove more consumption of its platform. CFO Brian Robins described Cortex Code as creating a 'step function change' in AI revenue potential and the single largest driver of the guidance raise.

  3. Among stocks with outsized moves, Rapid7 jumped 6.3%, Unity jumped 6.1%, and C3.ai jumped 6.1%. Rapid7's shares have had 31 moves greater than 5% over the last year, indicating volatility.

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