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 title: Introducing Localized Pricing
-description: "We are happy to announce local pricing to make Codédex more affordable around the world!  🌍 Learn why we made the change, which countries are included, and how we’re working to make coding education more accessible for everyone."
+description: "We're happy to announce localized pricing to make Codédex more affordable around the world! 🌍 Discover which countries are included, why we made the change, and how we’re making tech education more accessible for learners everywhere."
 author: Dharma Jethva
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 dateCreated: 2025-04-02
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-# Introducing Localized Pricing 🌎
-
 Hey, Dharma here! Bringing a new update from the Codédex team. Let’s talk pricing. 💸
 
-## Accessibility Isn’t Just About UI
+#### Accessibility Is More Than Just UI
+
+At Codédex, we often talk about accessibility in terms of UI/UX design – font size, color contrast, and responsive layouts. But there’s another kind of accessibility that’s just as important: **financial accessibility**.
 
-At Codédex, we talk a lot about accessibility in terms of UI/UX design – font sizes, color contrast, responsiveness of the layouts, etc. But, there’s another kind of accessibility that’s just as important: financial accessibility.
+We’re on a mission to provide the best tech education in the world and make it universally available – no matter your background or where you live. Since launch, over 500,000 learners across 192 countries have joined our platform.
 
-We’re on a mission to provide the best tech education in the world and make it universally available – no matter your background or where you live. We’ve always believed that anyone, anywhere, should be able to learn to code in 2025. Since starting this company, 500,000+ registered users from 192 countries have joined our platform.
+[Codédex Club](https://www.codedex.io/pricing), our premium subscription, is $12.99/month or $95.88/year.
 
-Our current [Codédex Club](https://www.codedex.io/pricing) is $12.99/month or $95.88/year.
+In 2024, we introduced a discount based on pricing parity for six countries: 🇮🇳 India, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, and 🇵🇭 Philippines.
 
-To support this, we introduced a discount based on pricing parity for six countries in 2024: 🇮🇳India, 🇲🇽Mexico, 🇨🇴Colombia, 🇦🇷Argentina, 🇮🇩Indonesia, and 🇵🇭Philippines.
+And now, three more countries are joining the list: 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, and 🇻🇳 Vietnam. 
 
-This month, we added 3 new countries to this list: 🇧🇷Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, and 🇻🇳Vietnam. As of today, if you’re in one of the following countries, you’ll now see a discounted monthly and annual subscription price for Codédex Club, tailored to your local economy.
+If you’re in one of these nine countries, you’ll now see discounted prices for Codédex Club, tailored to your local economy:
 
 | Country          | Tier        | Monthly Price       | Annual Price      |
 | ---------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----------------- |
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 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam     | 3 (75% off) | VND 83,297 ($3.25)  | VND 615,118 ($24) |
 | 🇨🇱 Chile       | 2 (50% off) | CLP$6,000 ($6.50)   | CLP$44,330 ($48)  |
 
-We picked these countries because they are part of our top 20 countries and we arrived at these pricepoints by looking at data from the World Bank, calculating the ratio of Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, adjusted for PPP, as well as talking with our international users.
+These countries are all in our top 20 by user base. We determined these price points using World Bank data, specifically Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, adjusted for PPP, and by discussing with our users.
 
-These prices should update automatically based on your location. If you’re traveling, on a VPN, or something looks off, feel free to reach out to us at help@codedex.io and we’ll help you.
+Prices update automatically based on your location. If you’re using a VPN, traveling, or something doesn’t look right, just email us at help@codedex.io. We've got you.
 
-## Why We’re Doing This 💛
+#### Why This Matters 💛
 
-We’re a small team, and like most startups, we have to make tough calls about what to build next. Supporting the Codédex community has never been an afterthought—just look at our involvement with the GitHub Student Pack, Monthly Challenges, and plenty more.
+As a small startup, we’re constantly making tough decisions about what to build next. But one thing we’ve never compromised on is supporting our community. From being part of the GitHub Student Developer Pack to running Monthly Challenges globally and more — we’re here for you.
 
-We’ve seen amazing technologists join Codédex from all over the world – from high schoolers to college students, career switchers to vibe coders. We want all of you to be able to stick around, level up, and build cool stuff without pricing being a blocker.
+Codédex has brought together an incredible global community of technologists — high schoolers, college students, career switchers, and vibe coders alike. We want everyone to be able to level up and build cool stuff, without pricing getting in the way.
 
-This is just one step towards achieving that goal.
+This is just one step toward that vision.
 
-## What’s Next? ⏭️
+#### What’s Next? ⏭️
 
-We’re still learning how to do this well. Localization is tricky, exchange rates fluctuate, and no pricing model is perfect. But our aim is simple: make Codédex fairer and more accessible for everyone.
+We’re still figuring this out. Localization is tricky, exchange rates fluctuate, and no pricing model is perfect. But our goal is clear: make Codédex more accessible for everyone.
 
-More to come soon! Until then –
+More to come soon! Until then...
 
 Happy coding,
 Dharma