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Input based pricing vs Output based pricing

· Elliotcsmith · Aug. 12, 2026, 10:44 p.m.

product Sales pricing strategies Usage-Based Pricing Software Economics

Summary

This blog post discusses the growing trend of usage-based pricing in software and contrasts input-based pricing with output-based pricing. The author shares insights on how these pricing strategies reflect changing unit economics.

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