pay-as-you-go
adjective
: of or relating to a system or policy of paying bills when due or of paying for goods and services when purchased
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Rather than investing heavily in physical devices up front, businesses adopt a flexible, pay-as-you-go approach where costs are more predictable.
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Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Cloud eliminates capital expenditure (CapEx) by shifting to a pay-as-you-go model, turning infrastructure costs into operational expenditure (OpEx) based on actual usage.
—Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There are plenty of other pay-as-you-go options, including a sports bar, an English-style pub, a sweets shop, a gelateria, and—for the virtuous—a juice bar.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
The residential proxy pay-as-you-go plan is $3.50 per gigabyte.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
Credits are used for video and image generation, with pay-as-you-go options also available.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Platforms like LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Coursera and Udacity offer pay-as-you-go courses that make AI tools more accessible.
—Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Overall, Storm Proxies’ services are more expensive than the competition’s, and the company doesn’t offer a flexible pay-as-you-go plan.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
Many companies are offering more pay-as-you-go options and in some cases increasing base prices.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
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Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Cloud eliminates capital expenditure (CapEx) by shifting to a pay-as-you-go model, turning infrastructure costs into operational expenditure (OpEx) based on actual usage.
—Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There are plenty of other pay-as-you-go options, including a sports bar, an English-style pub, a sweets shop, a gelateria, and—for the virtuous—a juice bar.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
The residential proxy pay-as-you-go plan is $3.50 per gigabyte.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
Credits are used for video and image generation, with pay-as-you-go options also available.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Platforms like LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Coursera and Udacity offer pay-as-you-go courses that make AI tools more accessible.
—Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Overall, Storm Proxies’ services are more expensive than the competition’s, and the company doesn’t offer a flexible pay-as-you-go plan.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
Many companies are offering more pay-as-you-go options and in some cases increasing base prices.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
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“Pay-as-you-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-as-you-go. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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