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Pay As You Go

Pay-as-you-go is a usage-based pricing model where customers pay for what they consume — API calls, enriched records, sends — instead of a fixed monthly seat or tier.

What is pay-as-you-go?

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is the pricing model where the customer is billed proportionally to consumption: enriched records, API calls, GB processed, messages sent. It contrasts with seat-based or tier-based pricing where the bill is the same whether you used the product heavily or not at all.

Why it matters

  • Aligns cost to value — heavy users pay more, light users aren't over-charged
  • Removes the "do I need to upgrade my tier?" friction common in tier pricing
  • Particularly common in API-first and AI-cost-pass-through products

Pros and cons

  • Pro: lower barrier to start, fair to small users
  • Pro: scales naturally with customer success
  • Con: less predictable bill — buyers like predictability for budgeting
  • Con: invites cost-control behavior that may suppress useful usage

How TexAu helps

TexAu offers usage-based pricing for enrichment and AI Column operations alongside flat workspace plans — pay for what you process, with hard limits and alerts to keep budgets in check.

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