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I just had a free month on them. It was great but for me the plans are weird. 300 searches a month is _probably_ enough but the fact that I'm on a countdown mak

I just had a free month on them. It was great but for me the plans are weird. 300 searches a month is _probably_ enough but the fact that I'm on a countdown makes me super cagey with my searches. And I want to want to use the service if that makes sense. I'm not opposed to paying (I pay for email) and I know they share the reasons for the pricing, but my email account is something like $3 a month. I guess this is a long winded way of saying I'm cheap? I'm close to the fence but thus far have stayed on the far side mostly due to price. At $5 a month unlimited I'd be in for sure and probably usually not hit the 300 number. The AI included level is intriguing though.

jetbalsa 1y ago
I guess I'm a power user, I'm at > Total searches this period 1,216 > Assistant interactions this period 92 I feel the 25$ is worth it for a product that I use this much and along with knowing the costs of trying to keep all this stuff alive at the smaller scale can be hard. until they get much larger I don't expect the prices to go down.
- SietrixDev 1y ago
  I don’t think I’m a power user and I’m constantly over 1000 searches / month. Just a few days ago I upgraded my plan to the highest tier to play with the better models and in a few days it’s gonna renew for a year at this tier. If I’m gonna use the AI assistant with web access I’d assume my searches are gonna go up even more.
- schrectacular 1y ago
  Strangely (or maybe not based on how pricing economics work) this is the most appealing tier. Thanks for the reply, it is helpful .
carlosjobim 1y ago
What is the connection between your e-mail account and a search engine? Should the price of a glass of juice in a bar be equivalent to the price of gas for a car? > I guess this is a long winded way of saying I'm cheap? I think it is. If something isn't worth even $10 per month to me, then I would never think about that thing again.
- schrectacular 1y ago
  Fair point. The analogy is confusing but probably because it involves hydrocarbon subsidies... I mean how is the gas cheaper?! It makes no sense. I'm sure my playful sarcasm above doesn't come through well, but thanks for the reply it is helpful.

jetbalsa 1y ago

I guess I'm a power user, I'm at > Total searches this period 1,216 > Assistant interactions this period 92 I feel the 25$ is worth it for a product that I use this much and along with knowing the costs of trying to keep all this stuff alive at the smaller scale can be hard. until they get much larger I don't expect the prices to go down.

SietrixDev 1y ago
I don’t think I’m a power user and I’m constantly over 1000 searches / month. Just a few days ago I upgraded my plan to the highest tier to play with the better models and in a few days it’s gonna renew for a year at this tier. If I’m gonna use the AI assistant with web access I’d assume my searches are gonna go up even more.
schrectacular 1y ago
Strangely (or maybe not based on how pricing economics work) this is the most appealing tier. Thanks for the reply, it is helpful .

carlosjobim 1y ago

What is the connection between your e-mail account and a search engine? Should the price of a glass of juice in a bar be equivalent to the price of gas for a car? > I guess this is a long winded way of saying I'm cheap? I think it is. If something isn't worth even $10 per month to me, then I would never think about that thing again.

schrectacular 1y ago
Fair point. The analogy is confusing but probably because it involves hydrocarbon subsidies... I mean how is the gas cheaper?! It makes no sense. I'm sure my playful sarcasm above doesn't come through well, but thanks for the reply it is helpful.