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  "currencyCode": null,
  "currencyScope": "Provider dollars as displayed; beehiiv and Buttondown pricing JSON-LD identifies USD. Kit publisher subscription ISO currency remains unresolved. No cross-provider currency conversion or net-revenue calculation.",
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    "activeSubscribers": [
      1000,
      10000
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    "sendFrequency": "One weekly issue",
    "paidSubscribers": "Not assumed equal to total subscribers"
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      "currencyBasis": "Official rendered SoftwareApplication/AggregateOffer and individual Free/Lite/Pro Offer JSON-LD explicitly priceCurrency USD."
    },
    {
      "id": "beehiiv-pricing-change",
      "url": "https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/beehiiv-pricing-2026",
      "readAt": "2026-10-09T22:43:25Z",
      "eventDate": "2026-10-01",
      "excerpt": "New pricing takes effect for new beehiiv customers starting October 1, 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "kit-pricing",
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      "readAt": "2026-10-09T22:45:26Z",
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      "method": "Public browser sliders set to 1,000 and10,000, annual switch both positions. Annual promotional invoice shown separately.",
      "currencyBasis": "Publisher subscription dollars as displayed; no explicit ISO code found in page text, metadata or terms. Commerce USD fee is a different product scope."
    },
    {
      "id": "buttondown-pricing",
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      "readAt": "2026-10-09T22:45:26Z",
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      "method": "Clicked number display, entered 1,000 then 10,000; observed actual calculator amounts and inclusion/add-on state.",
      "currencyBasis": "Official rendered Product/Offer JSON-LD explicitly priceCurrency USD for Basic (1,000), Professional (10,000), Free and other tiers."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "provider": "beehiiv",
      "plan": "Free",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "beehiiv-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "currencyEvidence": "Official pricing-page JSON-LD priceCurrency USD, reviewed by pricing researcher on 2026-10-09",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "0",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "0",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Up to 2,500 subscribers; paid newsletter subscriptions and automation require paid plan."
    },
    {
      "provider": "beehiiv",
      "plan": "Free",
      "subscribers": 10000,
      "sourceId": "beehiiv-pricing",
      "available": false,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "currencyEvidence": "Official pricing-page JSON-LD priceCurrency USD, reviewed by pricing researcher on 2026-10-09",
      "monthlyBillQuote": null,
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Over 2,500 subscriber free limit."
    },
    {
      "provider": "beehiiv",
      "plan": "Lite",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "beehiiv-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
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      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": "49",
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Annual invoice not explicitly rendered; derivedAnnualAmount is 12 × published yearly-billing monthly equivalent, not observed checkout invoice."
    },
    {
      "provider": "beehiiv",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "beehiiv-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
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      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": "95",
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Annual invoice not explicitly rendered; derivedAnnualAmount is 12 × published yearly-billing monthly equivalent, not observed checkout invoice."
    },
    {
      "provider": "beehiiv",
      "plan": "Lite",
      "subscribers": 10000,
      "sourceId": "beehiiv-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "currencyEvidence": "Official pricing-page JSON-LD priceCurrency USD, reviewed by pricing researcher on 2026-10-09",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "139",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": "119",
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Annual invoice not explicitly rendered; derivedAnnualAmount is 12 × published yearly-billing monthly equivalent, not observed checkout invoice."
    },
    {
      "provider": "beehiiv",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "subscribers": 10000,
      "sourceId": "beehiiv-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "currencyEvidence": "Official pricing-page JSON-LD priceCurrency USD, reviewed by pricing researcher on 2026-10-09",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "239",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": "199",
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Annual invoice not explicitly rendered; derivedAnnualAmount is 12 × published yearly-billing monthly equivalent, not observed checkout invoice."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Kit",
      "plan": "Free",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "kit-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": null,
      "currencyEvidence": "Kit publisher subscription ISO code unresolved; $ reproduced as displayed",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "0",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "0",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Up to 10,000 unique active subscribers; automation/sequences excluded."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Kit",
      "plan": "Creator",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "kit-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": null,
      "currencyEvidence": "Kit publisher subscription ISO code unresolved; $ reproduced as displayed",
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      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "390",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Annual billed upfront. Displayed rounded monthly equivalent differs from invoice/12."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Kit",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "kit-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": null,
      "currencyEvidence": "Kit publisher subscription ISO code unresolved; $ reproduced as displayed",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "79",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": "593",
      "scope": "Current extra 25% first-year annual Pro promotion; renews standard rate. Standard annual invoice not explicitly observed; don't multiply rounded display or reverse rounded promotion to invent invoice."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Kit",
      "plan": "Free",
      "subscribers": 10000,
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      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": null,
      "currencyEvidence": "Kit publisher subscription ISO code unresolved; $ reproduced as displayed",
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      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "0",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Up to 10,000 unique active subscribers; automation/sequences excluded."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Kit",
      "plan": "Creator",
      "subscribers": 10000,
      "sourceId": "kit-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": null,
      "currencyEvidence": "Kit publisher subscription ISO code unresolved; $ reproduced as displayed",
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      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "1390",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Annual billed upfront. Displayed rounded monthly equivalent differs from invoice/12."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Kit",
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      "subscribers": 10000,
      "sourceId": "kit-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": null,
      "currencyEvidence": "Kit publisher subscription ISO code unresolved; $ reproduced as displayed",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "189",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": "1418",
      "scope": "Current extra 25% first-year annual Pro promotion; renews standard rate. Standard annual invoice not explicitly observed; don't multiply rounded display or reverse rounded promotion to invent invoice."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Buttondown",
      "plan": "Subscriber calculator base",
      "subscribers": 1000,
      "sourceId": "buttondown-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "currencyEvidence": "Official pricing-page JSON-LD priceCurrency USD, reviewed by pricing researcher on 2026-10-09",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "9",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "90",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Segmentation, paid subscriptions, analytics, RSS, comments/surveys, sponsorships, attachments included at this tier. Automation, multiple newsletters or archive custom domain each show +$20/month; premium teams/whitelabel each+$70/month."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Buttondown",
      "plan": "Subscriber calculator base",
      "subscribers": 10000,
      "sourceId": "buttondown-pricing",
      "available": true,
      "currencyDisplay": "$",
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "currencyEvidence": "Official pricing-page JSON-LD priceCurrency USD, reviewed by pricing researcher on 2026-10-09",
      "monthlyBillQuote": "79",
      "publishedAnnualTotalQuote": "790",
      "annualBillingMonthlyDisplay": null,
      "firstYearPromoAnnualTotalQuote": null,
      "scope": "Calculator lists all displayed features included, including automation, archive custom domain, multiple newsletters, teams and whitelabel; no additional add-on amounts displayed at this tier."
    }
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    "No checkout or invoice observed; public annual totals are quotes only",
    "Displayed annual monthly equivalents multiplied by12 are local arithmetic",
    "Kit Pro first-year promotion is not its standard renewal total",
    "Add-on annual prices are not inferred from monthly add-on labels",
    "No taxes, discounts, payment fees or foreign-exchange totals are guessed",
    "No native provider workflow executed"
  ]
}