I generally avoid SDM.
Seeking comes and goes. There are some escorts, yeah, but that's hard to determine. Some good girls on there from time to time
but the registration fees these days are quite a lot.
I've been dabbling in Sugar relationships now for about 15/16 years now, back when I just had to post on Craigslist to find girls. So I've really seen all the changes over time and yes, the prices for the sites now are crazy.
Seekings rebrand to not allowing any Sugar talk is such a pain in the ass, having to talk in code constantly. Sadly it's still the best source for girls though. Outside of that, I've had luck with Secret Benefits, but you have to be really smart about who you choose to message (mostly only girls with verification videos) and not reply to people messaging you directly (all bots).
The absolute peak of Sugaring (IMO) was 2016 - 2021, especially during and right after COVID. Girls were desperate to make some money and bored out of their minds.
These days the numbers on the sites are waaaay down compared to the hay day... I blame all these Millenial Dads spending time with their daughters and being good role models

No more Daddy issues damn it!