helios-dormant-boundary-paid-vs-free-apis
Free-at-install APIs include Google Search Console (free OAuth), Google PageSpeed Insights (free), Google Business Profile (free OAuth), Screaming Frog (freemium 500 URLs). Paid APIs are gated behind activation: DataForSEO (SERP/keyword data, ~99-199/month), DeepL (multilingual translation, ~$25/month). Free crons (drift baseline, GSC weekly pull) are enabled at install.