The U.S. AI labs on the frontier used a three-fold pricing ladder as a business model:

1. Free to get you started

2. Subscription to get you retained (once you reach the free limit)

3. Usage to get you paying (once you reach the subscription limit)

How was your weekend?

Mine was cool, had a couple SaaS vendors send me automated emails saying they were increasing prices significantly, but without any communication about product features they are adding for that extra price.