Metered Billing

A pricing model where users are charged based on usage (e.g., API calls, storage, transactions).

What is Metered Billing?

Metered billing allows businesses to charge customers based on the actual usage of a service.

Metered billing provides flexibility for pay-as-you-go models.

Common use cases for metered billing include:

  • API-based services (e.g., OpenAI, AWS)
  • Cloud storage and data transfer billing
  • Telecom and utility billing

    • Metered billing helps align pricing with customer consumption.

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