Products
Billing
- Billing for AISupport usage, subscription, and hybrid billing models
- Billing for AgentsPrice agent actions and track usage in real time
- Usage-basedBill by outcomes, credits, or prepaid models
- Billing AutomationMonetize any AI pricing model
- Provisioning & Usage LimitsEnforce limits in real time
- Price BookModel, test, and iterate pricing
- InvoicingRun bill cycles, automate tax, and stay compliant
- Subscription ManagementManage the full subscriber lifecycle
Payments
- Payments for AIPower payment decisions with billing context
- Global Payments CoverageConnect 40+ gateways, 50+ payment methods, 100+ currencies, across 150+ countries
- Payments IntelligenceDiagnose failures and fees in 15 minutes
- Payment RetriesRecover failed payments with ML-powered dunning
- Chargebee PayEmbed payments directly in your billing flow
Solutions
Use cases
- Experiment with PricingChange pricing and packaging without a code release
- Bill for Contracts & RetainersModel retainers and custom terms without manual workarounds
- Close Complex DealsQuote, approve and bill custom multi-year contracts
- Launch a Product-Led MotionRun free trials, self-serve checkout and in-app upgrades
- Build & Grow a Membership ProgramManage tiers, perks and renewals for member-based businesses
- Maximize Revenue Per CustomerExpand account value with upsells, add-ons and usage growth
- Prevent and Predict Customer ChurnSpot at-risk accounts early and recover failed payments
- Manage Global Tax & ComplianceCalculate, collect and file tax in the markets you sell in
- Automate Revenue Recognition & FinanceClose the books faster with ASC 606 automation
- Zero to One Million in ARRSet up billing that holds through your first revenue milestones
- Monetize at Enterprise ScaleLaunch new pricing and revenue streams on enterprise infrastructure built for multiple entities
Industries
- Gen-AIToken, credit and agent-based pricing for AI products
- B2B SaaS & SoftwareSeats, tiers and enterprise contracts in one system
- Digital Media & PublishingPaywalls, bundles and subscriber retention for publishers
- Gaming, Streaming & EntertainmentPasses, in-app purchases and high-volume subscriptions
- Digital Health & WellnessRecurring care plans, programs and member billing
- Consumer MembershipsHigh-volume consumer plans with local payment methods
- ElearningSell courses, seats and institutional licenses
- Connected Hardware & SubscriptionsBundle devices with the service plans attached to them
Role
Developers
Resources
MonthlyThe latest stories, trends, and reporting on monetization and modern business models
Podcast
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Contentful uses a flat-fee pricing model with AI Actions monetized separately through a pay-as-you-go model.
- Category
Website Builder/CMS - Employees
500+ - Business Model
Product-Led Growth (PLG) - Target Market
Mid-market and enterprise teams managing structured content across platforms
Pricing Model: Flat-fee with usage-based pay-as-you-go for AI
Primary Value Metrics: Number of users, roles, locales, API calls
Freemium: Yes, with access to core CMS functionality
Add-ons: Available (e.g., governance, workflows, AI Actions)
Discount Strategy: Offers annual subscription discounts
Core Pricing Structure
AI Actions is included in Premium Platform plans with a baseline quota; additional usage is charged based on Words Generated
Pay-as-you-go model where AI Actions are metered using AI Consumption Units based on word output
Usage is tracked per interaction, with customers able to pay for overages once included capacity is exceeded
Contentful uses AI to streamline complex content operations and offers flexible usage-based pricing to support scalability—positioning AI as a premium workflow enhancer for high-value content teams.