In the case of Starlight, we’re just offering free access to anyone with any type of license. Soon, we’ll allow at-cost rendering for up to 5 minutes for users that want more access right away. This is priced at cost, because we consider research advancement important enough to fully cover the cost of GPU compute for as many users as we can support.
As for subscriptions, users can currently purchase Video AI, receive one year of updates, and use any version released in that year indefinitely. I think that’s a fair arrangement for an application that provides ongoing value to its users, and benefits from active improvements to performance and compatibility.
