[xnorswap]

Their $5 plan makes no sense.

They're charging 0.015 per search when you're "over limit" but 200 searches would be $3 on "pay as you go" after your plan runs out, which is better than the bundled 200 for $5.

The $10 plan is only marginally better, 700 searches (cost $10.50 PAYG) for $10.

[kelnos]

Right, and there's a big middle ground where it doesn't make sense to upgrade to the $10 plan, even if you go over the limit of the $5 plan. I checked my usage, and it looks like at most I do around 350 searches a month. That would cost me $7.25 ($5 + 150*$0.015).

It's not surprising to me that the more expensive plan is a "better deal" than the cheaper plan. But it's just weird to me that you'd have to get to 534 searches before the $10 plan makes sense, and the $10 plan only gives you another 166 searches to work with.