2 products • 1% of the ledger

    Hybrid Pricing — Free Tier Plus Metered Usage

    TL;DR • Hybrid pricing • as of August 2026

    2 of 181 tracked products (1%) use hybrid pricing, with a median entry price of —/mo. Hybrid keeps acquisition cheap while protecting gross margin on heavy users. It is now the dominant model for AI-native products, and the reason their published entry price understates real ARPU. Updated August 2026.

    Products using hybrid pricing

    $200 Free Credit
    $0/mo
    Basic Droplet
    $4/mo
    Regular Droplet
    $6/mo
    Premium Droplet
    $8/mo
    Hobby
    $0/mo
    Pro
    $20/mo

    Hybrid pricing: common questions

    What is hybrid pricing?

    A free entry point with metered overage on top: the default for AI products in 2026. Hybrid keeps acquisition cheap while protecting gross margin on heavy users. It is now the dominant model for AI-native products, and the reason their published entry price understates real ARPU.

    How common is hybrid pricing?

    1% of the 181 products in this ledger use it, across 1 categories.

    What should I charge with hybrid pricing?

    The median entry price among these products is —/mo. Use it as a starting anchor and adjust for your category median rather than your costs.