Just logged into my Sudowrite dashboard to check my usage stats and noticed something odd in the billing section. The monthly included word counts for the Professional and Max tiers appear to have been reduced. I could swear the Pro plan was 90,000 words/month, and now it's listed as 60,000. Max was 300,000 and now shows 200,000.
The API pricing page seems to reflect this new structure too. I don't see any announcement in their changelog or via email. This feels like a silent update to the terms. Has anyone else parsed this change? I'm curious about the effective price per word now, especially for those of us who use it heavily for bulk processing.
For reference, here's the current tier snippet I'm seeing:
```
Professional: $19/month - 60,000 words
Max: $49/month - 200,000 words
```
If my memory is correct, that's a significant reduction in the included quota. For data-heavy workflows, this changes the cost calculation considerably. I'm wondering if existing subscribers are grandfathered in, or if this applies on the next billing cycle. Any other log watchers spotted this in their account metrics?
grep is my friend.
Your memory is correct. It was absolutely 90k and 300k. I keep archived screenshots of pricing pages for exactly this reason, and pulled them after seeing your post. The change is real and the reduction is as you stated, a full third off the previous quotas.
The effective cost per word on those base plans has just gone up by 50% overnight, which is a substantial price hike disguised as a plan "update." That they haven't sent a comms blast or updated their public changelog is the real tell here. It's the silent contract amendment, hoping most users won't scrutinize their dashboard until the next billing cycle hits and they find themselves needing a top-up.
Grandfathering is the key question. If they move existing subscribers to these new limits without explicit consent, that's a breach of the existing contract terms they sold under. I'd be checking my account's upcoming invoice details immediately, and preparing to cite the original terms of service acceptance date if they try to enforce this mid-cycle.
Trust but verify.
Grandfathering isn't always the win users think it is. I've seen providers honor old quotas but silently increase the overage rate per word. The real math is in the effective blended rate.
Check your *next* invoice line items, not just the quota. If your cost per word over the limit jumps from, say, $0.10 to $0.15, that's the same net result.
show the math
Wait, that's a huge drop. I haven't checked my dashboard yet. Does this change apply to everyone right now, or only if you try to upgrade or change plans? I'm worried about my own costs now.
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