--- source_url: "https://www.chargebee.com/solutions/rapidly-iterate-pricing/" title: "Usage-Based Billing Platform for AI & SaaS | Chargebee" mirrored_at: 2026-09-01T01:02:00.748Z host: www.chargebee.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/www.chargebee.com/solutions/rapidly-iterate-pricing/index" --- > **Original source:** https://www.chargebee.com/solutions/rapidly-iterate-pricing/ Most systems can track usage. Few can run a business on it. Chargebee gives you the infrastructure to price, sell, bill, and recognize revenue on usage — reliably and at scale. Trusted by SaaS, AI, and Cloud Infra Leaders > As we deploy the world's most advanced AI supercomputers, we needed billing that scales with our complex hybrid business model. Chargebee's flexibility, extensibility, and roadmap align with our ambitions. ## Sell Prepaid Credits Without Building Billing Infrastructure Launch prepaid credits on top of existing plans. Track credit burndown, surface live balances, handle top-ups, and bill overages automatically. - 01Configure grants your wayDefine credit packs, rollover policies, and expiration rules that fit your pricing model. - 02Meter every action in real timeTrack every AI call and agent action against credit balances without maintaining custom metering systems. - 03Keep an auditable ledgerRecord every credit grant, consumption event, top-up, and expiration in a complete audit trail. - 04Alert before they hit the wallSurface balance and burn-rate alerts so customers can top up or upgrade before credits are exhausted. - 05Bill overages automaticallyLet customers continue past credit limits and automatically bill for excess usage. [See how it works](https://www.chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/usage-based-billing/prepaid-credits) app.acme.ai/usage AAcme AI Overview Usage Billing Settings AI Credits Billing cycle · 1–31 Mar Funded 0of 0 used+0 over Consumption vs grant**0%** of 10,000 Live activityStreaming Which Best Describes Your Business Today? ![usage-based-billing-chargebee](https://webstatic.chargebee.com/assets/web/20260831104605/images/metered-usage-billing/usage-based-billing-chargebee.png) ## Launch and Scale Usage Billing With Confidence See how Chargebee supports your usage pricing models, quote-to-revenue workflows, and the edge cases most systems can’t handle — all in a personalized demo. ## Trusted by Companies That Monetize at Scale See how Chargebee helps enterprise teams move faster, reduce operational drag, and scale usage-led growth. [Explore Customer Stories \->](https://www.chargebee.com/customers/) ![Zapier](https://webstatic.chargebee.com/assets/web/20260831104605/images/metered-usage-billing/videos/ryan.png) ### Monetizing AI Without Slowing Teams Down As agentic AI reshapes how customers use Zapier, Chargebee lets us simplify pricing to subscriptions plus PAYG, run rapid experiments, and support flexible enterprise contracts without tying up engineering. That transparency and agility across finance, product, and sales is critical to our scale. Ryan Roccon CFO, Zapier ![Gorgias](https://webstatic.chargebee.com/assets/web/20260831104605/images/metered-usage-billing/videos/kunal.png) ### Aligning Pricing With Real Customer Value Chargebee gives us the flexibility to innovate faster than legacy systems, scale sustainably, and align pricing with the real value we deliver. It lets us focus on innovation while staying confident in our pricing and billing operations. Kunal Agarwal CFO, Gorgias ![LegalZoom](https://webstatic.chargebee.com/assets/web/20260831104605/images/metered-usage-billing/videos/ana.png) ### Executing Complex Pricing Without Slowing Product Velocity With Chargebee, we can seamlessly launch pricing that scales to millions of users. As we build AI into our product to deliver a seamless customer experience, Chargebee’s forward-thinking platform and deep expertise have helped us execute complex pricing strategies with speed and precision. Ana Garcia VP of Data & Platform Engineering, LegalZoom [Read story \->](https://www.chargebee.com/customers/legalzoom/) - [ Blog ### Chargebee's Usage-Based Billing, Reimagined for the Age of AI Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/usage-based-billing-reimagined-for-the-age-of-ai/) - [ Blog ### How We Built Chargebee's Usage-Based Billing to Enable Pricing Agility Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/usage-based-billing-architecture-pricing-agility/) - [ Guide ### How to Adopt Usage-Based Pricing (Step-By-Step Playbook) Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/pricing-labs/transition-to-usage-based-pricing/) - [ Guide ### How to Price Your AI Agents Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/pricing-ai-agents-playbook/) - [ ![Inside Fin: Intercom's Approach to AI Monetization](https://webstatic.chargebee.com/assets/web/20260831104605/images/metered-usage-billing/resources-slider/intercom.png) Video ### Inside Fin: Intercom's Approach to AI Monetization Watch Now -> ](https://youtu.be/-ImCWtpLh0A?si=nTXNKncorHII5ZP3) - [ ![How Clay Scaled a Credit-Based Pricing Model](https://webstatic.chargebee.com/assets/web/20260831104605/images/metered-usage-billing/resources-slider/clay.png) Video ### How Clay Scaled a Credit-Based Pricing Model Watch Now -> ](https://youtu.be/xdsCXFb366w?si=NG7f_xaGVEKrSSRO) - [ Playbook ### Zapier's (Untold) Pricing Transformation Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/pricing-labs/zapier-pricing-transformation/) - [ Blog ### "Per-Seat + Fair-Usage" — Balancing Exploration With Margins Explore -> ](https://pmfevals.substack.com/p/per-seat-fair-usage-balancing-exploration/) - [ Webinar ### AI, Automation, and Billing: Your Guide to Usage-Based Pricing Learn More -> ](https://go.chargebee.com/AI-automation-billing.html/) - [ Playbook ### The Enterprise Guide to Usage-Based Pricing: Lessons from Splunk's Journey Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/pricing-labs/splunk-usage-based-pricing/) - [ Playbook ### 5 Lessons from Phrase's Shift to Usage-Based Pricing Explore -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/phrase-pricing-packaging-lessons/) - [ Blog ### 4 Challenges With AI Pricing Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/ai-pricing-challenges/) - [ Blog ### 3 Things You Need From Your Billing Stack for AI Monetization Explore -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/ai-monetization-billing-infrastructure/) - [ Blog ### AI in SaaS: Monetization & Infrastructure Shifts Learn More -> ](https://www.chargebee.com/blog/adapting-saas-to-ai-monetization/)