I've actually been hearing more recently about SaaS companies moving to usage based instead of subscription based models. Things like AWS are already like this,

I've actually been hearing more recently about SaaS companies moving to usage based instead of subscription based models. Things like AWS are already like this, and it does make sense for a lot of businesses that you can quantify the usage. Search is a good example. Sorry I don't have a link, there's an article I read that lays out the case, from the business' perspective of why it makes sense to price it that way. Edit: https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/29/subscription-based-pricing-is-dead-smart-saas-companies-are-shifting-to-usage-based-models/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/29/subscription-based-pricing...