improvement(usage): free plan to 1000 credits (#3516)

* improvement(billing): free plan to five dollars

* fix comment

* remove per month terminology from marketing

* generate migration

* remove migration

* add migration back

apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/costs.mdx

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Sim has two paid plan tiers — **Pro** and **Max**. Either can be used individu
 
 | Plan | Price | Credits Included | Daily Refresh |
 |------|-------|------------------|---------------|
-| **Free** | $0 | 3,000/mo | — |
+| **Community** | $0 | 1,000 (one-time) | — |
 | **Pro** | $25/mo | 5,000/mo | +50/day |
 | **Max** | $100/mo | 20,000/mo | +200/day |
 | **Enterprise** | Custom | Custom | — |

apps/sim/app/(home)/components/pricing/pricing.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const PRICING_TIERS: PricingTier[] = [
     price: 'Free',
     color: '#2ABBF8',
     features: [
-      '3,000 credits/mo',
+      '1,000 credits (trial)',
       '5GB file storage',
       '5 min execution limit',
       'Limited log retention',

apps/sim/app/(home)/components/structured-data.tsx

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default function StructuredData() {
         offers: [
           {
             '@type': 'Offer',
-            name: 'Community Plan — 3,000 credits included',
+            name: 'Community Plan — 1,000 credits included',
             price: '0',
             priceCurrency: 'USD',
             availability: 'https://schema.org/InStock',
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export default function StructuredData() {
             name: 'How much does Sim cost?',
             acceptedAnswer: {
               '@type': 'Answer',
-              text: 'Sim offers a free Community plan with 3,000 credits, a Pro plan at $25/month with 6,000 credits, a Max plan at $100/month with 25,000 credits, team plans available for both tiers, and custom Enterprise pricing. All plans include CLI/SDK access.',
+              text: 'Sim offers a free Community plan with 1,000 credits to start, a Pro plan at $25/month with 6,000 credits, a Max plan at $100/month with 25,000 credits, team plans available for both tiers, and custom Enterprise pricing. All plans include CLI/SDK access.',
             },
           },
           {

apps/sim/app/(landing)/components/landing-pricing/landing-pricing.tsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface PricingTier {
 }
 
 const FREE_PLAN_FEATURES: PricingFeature[] = [
-  { icon: DollarSign, text: '3,000 credits/mo' },
+  { icon: DollarSign, text: '1,000 credits (trial)' },
   { icon: HardDrive, text: '5GB file storage' },
   { icon: Timer, text: '5 min execution limit' },
   { icon: Database, text: 'Limited log retention' },

apps/sim/components/emails/auth/welcome-email.tsx

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function WelcomeEmail({ userName }: WelcomeEmailProps) {
       <div style={baseStyles.divider} />
 
       <Text style={{ ...baseStyles.footerText, textAlign: 'left' }}>
-        You're on the free plan with 3,000 credits to get started.
+        You're on the Community plan with 1,000 credits to get started.
       </Text>
     </EmailLayout>
   )

apps/sim/lib/billing/constants.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /**
  * Fallback free credits (in dollars) when env var is not set
  */
-export const DEFAULT_FREE_CREDITS = 15
+export const DEFAULT_FREE_CREDITS = 5
 
 /**
  * Default per-user minimum limits (in dollars) for paid plans when env vars are absent.

packages/db/constants.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /**
  * Default free credits (in dollars) for new users
  */
-export const DEFAULT_FREE_CREDITS = 20
+export const DEFAULT_FREE_CREDITS = 5
 
 /**
  * Storage limit constants (in GB)

packages/db/migrations/0170_careful_saracen.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "user_stats" ALTER COLUMN "current_usage_limit" SET DEFAULT '5';

packages/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json

@@ -1184,6 +1184,13 @@
       "when": 1773207052828,
       "tag": "0169_quiet_marvel_boy",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 170,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1773209025121,
+      "tag": "0170_careful_saracen",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }

packages/db/schema.ts

@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ export const userStats = pgTable('user_stats', {
   totalA2aExecutions: integer('total_a2a_executions').notNull().default(0),
   totalTokensUsed: integer('total_tokens_used').notNull().default(0),
   totalCost: decimal('total_cost').notNull().default('0'),
-  currentUsageLimit: decimal('current_usage_limit').default(DEFAULT_FREE_CREDITS.toString()), // Default $20 for free plan, null for team/enterprise
+  currentUsageLimit: decimal('current_usage_limit').default(DEFAULT_FREE_CREDITS.toString()), // Default $5 (1,000 credits) for free plan, null for team/enterprise
   usageLimitUpdatedAt: timestamp('usage_limit_updated_at').defaultNow(),
   // Billing period tracking
   currentPeriodCost: decimal('current_period_cost').notNull().default('0'), // Usage in current billing period