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Pay for the intelligence layer, not another bundle of headlines.

$8 reader ARPU target

The model is simple: keep daily reading cheap, reserve heavier AI work for paid accounts, and let API users pay for metered usage.

Free

$0/ daily

Front page access with illustrated story clusters and source-spectrum coverage.

  • Front page
  • Topic pages
  • Limited Dispatch questions

Reader Pro

$8/ month

Target

A consumer plan priced to cover AI use while staying below legacy news bundles.

  • Unlimited Dispatch
  • Saved topics
  • Briefing alerts
  • Counterweight

Analyst

$29/ month

Higher AI limits for people who need citations, exports, and API access.

  • Expanded Dispatch
  • API and MCP credits
  • Source exports
  • Team-ready receipts

Unit economics

Keep AI features gated by intensity.

Free readers create distribution, but Dispatch stays metered until an account converts.

Reader Pro works if average model spend stays under a few dollars per active paid user.

Analyst and API accounts carry heavier usage with explicit monthly credits and overages.

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