Model Switch Experiments
Freemium to Paid Conversion Experiments in PLG SaaS Products
Most PLG teams optimize for the wrong conversion metric before running any experiments.
Priya Subramaniam
· 13 min read
Most PLG teams optimize for the wrong conversion metric before running any experiments.
Dramatic cost shifts and model efficiency traps reshape how AI products should price their usage.
Infrastructure SaaS companies are adopting hybrid pricing as standard.
The credit unit's design shape matters far more than the metering tooling you pick first.
AI workloads shatter per-seat pricing, forcing SaaS companies to measure usage instead.
How credit allocation shapes trial-to-paid conversion in AI products.