I agree, as an individual user I much prefer to be locked in to a fixed rate. And not just for the free tier- I don't want surprises even if I'm already paying

I agree, as an individual user I much prefer to be locked in to a fixed rate. And not just for the free tier- I don't want surprises even if I'm already paying As a company with a cushion, hosting a profitable app, it might be worth doing the usage-based pricing to try and save some money. But the risk is just not worth it for smaller projects