Analyze and design pricing strategies including pricing models, competitive pricing analysis, willingness-to-pay estimation, and price elasticity. Use when setting prices, evaluating pricing models, preparing for a pricing change, or comparing freemium vs paid approaches.
Design a pricing strategy grounded in value delivery, competitive positioning, and willingness to pay.
You are developing a pricing strategy for $ARGUMENTS.
If the user provides files (competitor pricing, survey data, financial models, or usage data), read them first. Use web search to research competitor pricing if needed.
Understand the value delivered:
Evaluate pricing models — recommend the best fit:
| Model | Best For | Example | |---|---|---| | Flat-rate | Simple products, predictable costs | Basecamp ($99/mo flat) | | Per-seat | Collaboration tools, team products | Slack, Figma | | Usage-based | Infrastructure, API products | AWS, Twilio | | Tiered | Products with distinct user segments | Most SaaS (Free/Pro/Enterprise) | | Freemium | Products with viral/network effects | Spotify, Notion | | Freemium + usage | Platform products | Vercel, OpenAI API | | Value-based | High-impact enterprise tools | Salesforce, Palantir |
Analyze competitive pricing:
Design the pricing structure:
Estimate price sensitivity:
Plan pricing experiments:
Output a pricing recommendation:
Recommended Model: [Model type]
Value Metric: [What you charge on]
| Tier | Price | Target Segment | Key Features | Positioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Key Assumptions:
- [Assumption] → [How to test]
Risks:
- [Risk] → [Mitigation]
Think step by step. Save as markdown. Flag any assumptions that need validation before launch.
Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.
Destination: .claude/skills/pricing-strategy · pinned to the source commit
# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 18468a95b427e70e258b51389796367c6f684e7d
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/pm-product-strategy/skills/pricing-strategy" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmpReview the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gitnpm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 18468a95b427e70e258b51389796367c6f684e7d
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/pm-product-strategy/skills/pricing-strategy" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmpDestination: .claude/skills/pricing-strategy
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