SaaS Subscriptions Silently Require Separate Credits for Features Previously Available
A Canva subscriber paying monthly discovered mid-workflow that text-to-speech video creation now requires purchasing additional credits beyond the subscription fee. The feature had worked without extra cost for months before the change. Hidden feature paywalls introduced after user habituation erode trust and create unexpected cost spikes.
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