diff --git a/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing-faq/pay-as-you-go-pricing-faq.mdx b/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing-faq/pay-as-you-go-pricing-faq.mdx index dbc2aea08..13a098d07 100644 --- a/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing-faq/pay-as-you-go-pricing-faq.mdx +++ b/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing-faq/pay-as-you-go-pricing-faq.mdx @@ -13,24 +13,22 @@ We firmly believe that costs shouldn't be a barrier to building innovative apps This FAQ answers what you need to know about our Pay As You Go plan. -1. **What is Pay As You Go plan?** Pay As You Go is our new pricing plan. You only pay for what you use, with no platform fees. Rates start at $0.45 per million Compute Units and automatically decrease to $0.40 per million Compute Units after you hit 300M Compute Units. +1. **What is Pay As You Go plan?** Pay As You Go is our new pricing plan. You only pay for what you use, with no platform fees. All usage is billed at a flat rate of $0.525 per million Compute Units. -2. **When is Pay As You Go plan available?** The new pricing plan launches on February 1st, 2025. +2. **When is Pay As You Go plan available?** Pay As You Go is available now. 3. **What does Pay As You Go plan include?** Check out [alchemy.com/pricing](http://alchemy.com/pricing) for full details. -4. **How do I calculate my costs under the Pay As You Go plan?** $0.45 per million Compute Units until you hit 300M monthly Compute Units. After 300M, your rate drops to $0.40 per million Compute Units. +4. **How do I calculate my costs under the Pay As You Go plan?** Pay As You Go is billed at a flat $0.525 per million Compute Units across all usage. ```text For an app using 120M Compute Units / month: - - You pay 120* $0.45 = $54/month + - You pay 120 * $0.525 = $63/month For an app using 460M Compute Units / month: - - First 300M: 300*$0.45 = $135/month - - After 300M: 160*$0.40 = $64/month - - You pay $135 + $64 = $199/month + - You pay 460 * $0.525 = $241.50/month ``` 5. **How do Compute Units work?** Each API request uses Compute Units (CUs) based on its complexity. Check out [this breakdown of Alchemy's compute unit costs](/docs/reference/compute-unit-costs) per method, chain, and product. On average, one API request uses about 25 CUs, though this can vary. For example, 4M requests typically use around 100M CUs. @@ -49,4 +47,4 @@ This FAQ answers what you need to know about our Pay As You Go plan. We offer **the most generous free plan** in the industry. Our free plan gives you **3x the capacity** to build for free compared to competitors, giving you massive computing power and throughput to start building right away. - When you're ready to scale beyond 30M Compute Units per month, Pay As You Go plan provides a seamless path forward with competitive rates that get cheaper when you build more. + When you're ready to scale beyond 30M Compute Units per month, Pay As You Go plan provides a seamless path forward with a competitive flat rate. diff --git a/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing/pricing-plans.mdx b/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing/pricing-plans.mdx index f06fc7178..90918b7df 100644 --- a/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing/pricing-plans.mdx +++ b/content/api-reference/pricing-resources/pricing/pricing-plans.mdx @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ slug: reference/pricing-plans | Feature | Free Tier | PAYG | Enterprise Tier | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------- | | Base Compute Units | 30,000,000 | - | Custom | -| Up to 300M CU rate | - | $0.45/M CU | Custom | -| 300M+ CU rate | - | $0.40/M CU | Custom | +| Compute Unit rate | - | $0.525/M CU | Custom | | Base Throughput (CUs/second) | 300 | 10,000 | Custom | | # of apps | 5 | 30 | Unlimited | | webhooks | 5 | 100 | 500 |