A simple paygo model with monthly caps at the same prices as the current tiers could work. If I search five times a month, charge me $0.05 a search. If I searc

A simple paygo model with monthly caps at the same prices as the current tiers could work. If I search five times a month, charge me $0.05 a search. If I search 2000 times, charge me $10. If I search 2001 times, just charge me ten dollars. Still no need to think about it, no need to lock into a subscription, but you also don’t have to worry about blowing your credit card up if you have a research paper due or something. Of course, no one does this because you’re right, it’s purely a dark pattern.