One pricing model for all

Kagibeh

Currently travelling the Estonian capital Tallinn, and here they give you the most suitable pricing model automatically.

1 ride = 2 Euros
2 rides = 4 Euros
3 rides = 5,5 Euros (day ticket)
4 rides = 5,5 Euros (day ticket)

This happens as you go - you don't have to decide in advance.

Wouldn't this be an appropriate model for Kagi as well?

0 searches = 5 USD
300 searches = 5 USD
500 searches = 8 USD
1000 searches = 10 USD

At first sight, it seems like you might lose money (users paying "optimal" prices instead of overpaying in a month in which they search more/less as usual). But if you consider image - Kagi as the search engine that treats you fairly and doesn't charge you for what you don't need - this may be priceless. It could also help win a lot of users over who still can't imagine paying for search in the first place.

chris_20017

Customers like to know upfront which costs to expect. Kagi already had a „pay by usage until you reach your limit“ model and users were keeping their eyes on the cost instead of just using the product. As with any many other services, some users may cost less and others cost more and they have to balance this out.

Kagibeh

chris_20017

Yes, that is what my suggestion is all about - but maybe I am misunderstanding the current scheme. It is my impression that, under the starter package, your final bill might be somewhere between 5 and 500000000 USD depending on your actual searches (in other words, you won't know upfront which costs to expect). If starter was capped at 10 USD (i.e. what you pay for "professional") it would be much more customer-friendly.

kushie

as an anecdote, my upgrade from 300 to unlimited was very fairly prorated

Vlad

Kagibeh Starter is capped at 300 searches per month and a price of $5. To do more you would need to upgrade to Pro.

Kagibeh

Ok, weird. I could swear I read that Kagi charges 1,5 cents for every search beyond the 300 (it does say that in the reddit thread that took me to Kagi, but I thought I saw it confirmed on Kagi as well). Thanks for the clarification, then.