How to Make Credit-Based Pricing Work:
From Strategy to Execution
From Strategy to Execution
Learn how to design a credit model customers trust, and the execution decisions that determine whether it holds up at scale.
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
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Podcast
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