I almost paid $200/month for a plan I didn't need.

I was about to upgrade because I kept hitting limits.

Then I actually looked at what was eating my usage — 70% of it was simple edits I was sending to my most expensive model purely out of habit.

Moved those to a free-tier model built for exactly that. Limits stopped being a problem. Didn't spend a rupee more.

The upgrade isn't always the fix. Sometimes the fix is noticing you've been swinging a sledgehammer at a thumbtack.

What's actually in your usage breakdown — have you checked, or just assumed you need more?