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title: Pricing (Preview)
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# Pricing (Preview)

Preview pricing approach; details may change before beta/GA.

!!! note
    Status: Private preview. If you’d like to help us shape pricing and quotas, please join the [Early Access](early-access.md) list.

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## Principles

- Transparent and predictable
- Pay for what you use, with clear caps
- Generous free tier for development and small projects
- Easy to export your data at any time (no lock‑in)

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## Tiers (evolving)

- Developer (Preview): Free during preview; caps for storage/requests/egress.
- Team (Beta): Usage‑based with caps; higher limits and basic support.
- Enterprise (GA): Contract pricing; SSO, audit logs, SLAs.

Exact limits and rates will be published before public beta.

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## What we meter

We meter a small set of intuitive dimensions:

- Storage at rest (GB‑month)
- API requests and background jobs
- Egress bandwidth (GB)
- Optional: vector index operations (if materially different from standard requests)

During preview, we’ll validate these and publish concrete numbers.

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## Preview allowances

- Developer (Preview): free within generous caps
- Hard caps to avoid surprise bills; credits or extended free usage for early adopters

Exact caps will be shared in your invite.

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## Billing and invoicing

- Billing: Stripe.
- Invoices/receipts via Stripe.
- Usage dashboard with monthly breakdowns (beta).
- Payments: cards initially; invoices/P.O. for Enterprise at GA.

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## Early Access perks

- Input on quotas/pricing/roadmap
- Preview credits or extended free usage
- Migration guidance (self‑hosted ↔ managed)

Join via [Early Access](early-access.md).

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## FAQs

- When will final pricing be announced?
  - Before public beta. We’ll publish limits, unit rates, and example bills.
- Will the open source project remain free?
  - Yes. YAMS OSS stays free under its license.
- Can I export my data?
  - Yes. Data portability is a design goal; we’ll document export paths ahead of GA.
- How do overages work?
  - During preview we’ll use hard caps. In beta/GA, you’ll be able to set caps and alerts to avoid surprise charges.
- Will you support academic/OSS discounts?
  - Yes, we plan to offer discounts or credits for qualified academic and non‑profit use.
- What payment methods do you accept?
  - Stripe‑supported cards initially; invoicing for Enterprise at GA.
- How do I upgrade/downgrade?
  - Plans and limits will be self‑service from the console once available; contact us during preview.

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## Next steps

- Join the [Early Access](early-access.md) list.
- Read the [Hosting Overview](README.md) or see [Self‑hosting](self_hosting.md).

We’ll update this page as we finalize numbers.