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Why SaaS freemium playbooks don’t work in AI, and what to do instead
May 5, 2026 · 8 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky's guest author, a Google AI product leader, argues that the SaaS freemium playbook breaks down for AI products because each free request carries real compute cost. He proposes a modern AI paywall built…