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**Observation:** Wyscout's published pricing page shows a clear consumption-based ceiling model — Copper/Mercury/Gold/Diamond tiers are differentiated primarily by **video clip minutes and PDF report quotas** (2/month on entry tiers, 11/month on upper tiers). This signals the market has trained clubs to expect a hard cap on report output as a natural tier gate, rather than unlimited access. **Proposed mechanism:** Layer a **Reports Credits** add-on onto IAMScouting's existing €0/€39/€149/Custom tier structure (per `docs/research_reports_monetization.md` §2.4 pricing orientation). Each tier receives a monthly credit allocation — Free: 0 credits, Starter: 2 AI-generated briefs, Pro: 10 briefs + 2 hybrid (AI + human scout review), Custom: negotiated volume. Credits can be topped up à la carte at a per-report rate not yet confirmed by internal pricing work. **Why this works for IAMScouting:** The Max doc explicitly identifies three report types — AI-authored (`IAMGPT.scout()`), human-authored (community scouts), and commissioned hybrid (marketplace) — each carrying different cost and trust signals (`docs/research_reports_monetization.md` §2.2). A credits model maps cleanly onto all three: cheap AI reports burn 1 credit, verified scout reports burn 3, live-visit commissions (Layer 1 funnel, per `docs/scouting_funnel_model.md`) are priced separately outside credits. This avoids commoditising high-trust output while creating a natural upsell path from Free → Pro → Custom without invented price points.