<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AI pricing is too high]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Great work on such a feature-rich beta.</p>
<p dir="auto">I see the price for the AI component has been set at €9.99/month.<br />
This is a beta, and you want feedback, so here's mine:  this is too expensive.</p>
<p dir="auto">An initial fee (covering the development work) is reasonable, but the monthly charge should be significantly less.</p>
<p dir="auto">I already pay OpenAI $20/month for a lot of AI capacity.  I can do effectively limitless route planning (and way more) using that capacity I've already paid for.  It's not integrated into MRA, but all the AI tokens I need are already paid for.  For me, €9.99 is very high; €3-4.50 would be a more bearable price if it had to be paid monthly.  Or €50-80 one-off, no monthly fee.</p>
<p dir="auto">But let's have AI market-test a bit <img src="https://forum.myrouteapp.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=06c51928fc7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:1.4em;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":-)" alt="🙂" />   Here are a few bits from ChatGPT's analysis:</p>
<p dir="auto">"My preliminary assessment is that €9.99 per month is expensive for a usage-limited AI add-on to a route-planning product that customers already pay for."</p>
<p dir="auto">"The broader market suggests that AI route generation is increasingly perceived as part of a premium planning service, rather than necessarily deserving a second subscription."</p>
<p dir="auto">"At €9.99, MyRoute-app risks charging almost the price of its existing premium route-planning functionality simply for AI assistance, while imposing a relatively tight usage ceiling."</p>
<p dir="auto">"The more serious problem is the credit allowance, which may discourage customers from experimenting with the AI.</p>
<p dir="auto">An effective AI route planner ought to encourage iteration. A customer might reasonably ask it to produce a scenic route, shorten it, avoid a particular town, add a lunch stop and then reconsider the afternoon section. If every revision consumes credits, the customer is effectively penalised for exploring possibilities.  A more attractive commercial promise might be unlimited minor modifications, with usage limits applying only to substantial new planning operations."</p>
<p dir="auto">"There are three distinct economic cases:</p>
<ul>
<li>Customer already subscribes to ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro: AI add-on must justify the entire €9.99 through integration and convenience</li>
<li>Customer users free ChatGPT or Claude: Strong alternative for occasional planning</li>
<li>Customer has no AI subscription and wants substantially more usage: MyRoute-app's €9.99 may look attractive, but with far narrower functionality vs subscribing to Plus/Pro at $20/month."</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">"My recommendation would be to test €4.99–€5.99 per month with a more generous allowance.</p>
<p dir="auto">I would also test a pay-as-you-go option, such as €4.99 for 400 credits without expiry. It would suit users who plan several outings or one major tour occasionally, rather than every month.  The value of a recurring AI subscription is particularly questionable if customers do most of their route planning in a few concentrated periods each year."</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/12097/ai-pricing-is-too-high</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:14:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/12097.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:10:30 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to AI pricing is too high on Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:23:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">In support you vindt the manuals also for AI..Dutch version <a href="https://beta.myrouteapp.com/manuals/web-ai" rel="nofollow ugc">https://beta.myrouteapp.com/manuals/web-ai</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86719</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86719</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cleo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:23:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to AI pricing is too high on Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:37:38 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/corjan-meijerink" aria-label="Profile: Corjan-Meijerink">@<bdi>Corjan-Meijerink</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">Is it possible for you to explain how de AI planner works? what information does it use? does it use my routes already or the routes in de library?<br />
Does it already use information from myroute platform?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86687</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86687</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincible]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:37:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to AI pricing is too high on Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:23:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/anonymouse" aria-label="Profile: Anonymouse">@<bdi>Anonymouse</bdi></a> I think this is a great addition to planning a multi-day trip. Do you make several trips a year? If so, try to plan them all within one month. That will save you money.</p>
<p dir="auto">Once the AI tool has generated the combined routes, you can certainly fine-tune them manually. It's really about getting the overall picture of the trip right. That's something I actually enjoy handing over to AI for a change.</p>
<p dir="auto">And suddenly, that €10.00 doesn't seem like such a big deal in your holiday budget after all.</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm not going to take out a subscription for a longer period either. There's simply no point. Unless, of course, you want to run the rain radar over your route before every trip you make <img src="https://forum.myrouteapp.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f609.png?v=06c51928fc7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--wink" style="height:1.4em;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":wink:" alt="😉" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86602</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86602</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Verhoeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:23:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to AI pricing is too high on Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:17:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Definitely appreciate this feedback and we will continue to evaluate.<br />
The biggest factor you cannot ignore is sponsoring.<br />
So all major AI companies are in a major race. They want you to take subscriptions. Then at one point all subscriptions are going to be more expensive.</p>
<p dir="auto">We all know what happened to our streaming service prices post covid <img src="https://forum.myrouteapp.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f609.png?v=06c51928fc7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--wink" style="height:1.4em;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":wink:" alt="😉" /></p>
<p dir="auto">This is the same. We unfortunately don't have billions to "sponsor" your subscriptions with us. API pricing for AI integrations are much more expensive than your personal subscription.</p>
<p dir="auto">As said, we will look into this feedback.<br />
The major benefits of the AI Routeplanner are that it's a fully integrated one click solution with additional benefits. Prices cannot be simply compared.</p>
<p dir="auto">If you want to do your own comparison, try getting the same results with your own API token and see how much you are suddenly charged <img src="https://forum.myrouteapp.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f609.png?v=06c51928fc7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--wink" style="height:1.4em;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":wink:" alt="😉" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86567</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/86567</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corjan Meijerink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:17:35 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>