I think updates are free for a year, the desktop version can still connect for 3,000 monthly Wolfram|Alpha API calls perpetually, and you can use the basic clou

I think updates are free for a year, the desktop version can still connect for 3,000 monthly Wolfram|Alpha API calls perpetually, and you can use the basic cloud version perpetually (but files are only saved for 60 days.) I may be wrong. Might be worthwhile to check!