The thing is, I'm very happy with that not being part of the model, but the whole model.
I don't want to deal with experimentation or complex organizations or "an enhanced enterprise version" or free tiers. I want someone to take money from myself and other customers, and use it to make a good product without shenanigans.
E: As far as I know, it is still possible to get free accounts on sr.ht - however, it is very transparent that this is not a permanent offer.
Merely for your consideration, if you were to rewrite the 502 template to mention your status page, it could save these kinds of "communication gaps" in the future
Thanks ddevault and anyone else from Sourcehut who may see this!