Glossary · Monetization models
Freemium
A free base tier with paid upgrades for more features or higher limits.
What is Freemium?
Freemium offers a capable free tier and charges for premium features, higher usage limits, or advanced functionality.
It lowers signup friction versus a hard paywall, but free users still incur inference cost and may never upgrade.
Freemium in context
To understand Freemium fully, it helps to know the concepts around it. Subscription, a recurring fee charged for ongoing access to an app. Paywall, a gate that requires payment to access an app or its features. Conversion Rate, the share of users who take a desired action, such as upgrading to paid.
Together these describe how monetization models works in practice for an AI app, and where Freemium fits among them.
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