I’m wondering if the free allowances are still available. The docs mention they are not included in the Pay As You Go plan. Is there any free way to switch to a plan that includes these allowances? I noticed the free tier seems to be removed, which is really unfortunate.
There isn’t. If you were on Legacy Hobby with free allowance then you can keep it. On any plan if you are billed less than $5 the charge is waived, so you can use that as a form of free allowance on PAYG provided you don’t exceed it.