Hi,

The Hobby plan costs $5/mo. You are charged upfront for the subscription cost, and the minimum amount you pay is $5/mo with $5 of usage included (it is not a discount). To summarize:

• Minimum Cost: $5/mo buys you $5 in usage. This is the minimum cost for using Railway on the Hobby plan.
• Usage Under $5: You are still charged $5.
• Usage Over $5: You are charged $5 + any additional usage you incur.

Please refer to https://docs.railway.app/reference/pricing#plan-pricing for more information.

Hope that helps!

This is better

Can you finally address my issues instead of the usual: "it's out of our control, and akin to asking a utilities company "why is my water bill high""?

Sorry, but I cannot assist with this question. Please refer to your invoice for a detailed cost breakdown.