Turn AI Credits Into Revenue
Meter AI consumption, enforce usage limits, and bill customers with credit-based pricing. Whether you are charging for LLM tokens, image generation, or any AI capability, Nalpeiron gives you the infrastructure to monetize it.
AI has changed pricing & packaging
Traditional billing was designed for predictable, seat-based models. AI consumption is variable, expensive, and multi-dimensional. Your pricing infrastructure needs to keep up.
Unpredictable usage and expense
AI consumption is inherently variable. Without enforcement, you either give away value or hurt margins. Every unmetered API call erodes your bottom line.
Flexibility vs. guardrails
Buyers want the freedom to explore AI features. Finance needs predictable revenue and cost control. Credits bridge this gap — exploration with accountability.
Complex billing infrastructure
Ledgers, event ingestion, real-time rating, alerts, revenue recognition. Building this in-house takes months of engineering time away from your product.
Hybrid pricing is the new default
Seats plus usage plus overages plus add-ons. AI products need multi-dimensional pricing models that legacy billing systems were never designed for.
AI pricing models that actually work
Choose the model that fits your product. Combine them for hybrid pricing. Change your mind without re-engineering your billing stack.
Credit Burndown
Bundle AI consumption into credit pools. Customers buy credits upfront and burn them as they use AI features — predictable for both sides.
- Pre-purchased credit bundles
- Variable burn rates per AI action
- Promotional and bonus credits
- Real-time balance tracking
Pay as You Go
Bill customers based on actual AI consumption. Ideal for API-first products where usage varies significantly between customers.
- Real-time usage metering
- Per-event or per-token billing
- Monthly invoicing or auto-charge
- Overage billing support
Seat-Based
Charge per user with AI feature access controlled by entitlements. Layer usage limits on top for AI-heavy tiers.
- Per-user or per-role pricing
- Trait-based entitlements
- Proration on mid-cycle changes
- SSO and identity integration
Flat Rate
Offer fixed-price plans with defined AI usage allowances. Straightforward for customers, easy to sell, simple to understand.
- Simple tiered plans
- Feature flags per tier
- Hard and soft usage limits
- Predictable customer billing
Hybrid
Combine any pricing dimensions into a single plan. The most common model for AI-powered products that serve diverse customer segments.
- Seats + usage + credits combined
- Per-feature pricing dimensions
- Custom plans
- Flexible upgrade paths
Tiered Usage
Offer volume discounts as AI consumption grows. Reward your heaviest users with better unit economics at scale.
- Volume-based pricing tiers
- Automatic tier progression
- Committed-use discounts
- Enterprise negotiated rates
Combine seats, usage, and credits in one model
Most AI-powered products need more than a single pricing dimension. Hybrid licensing lets you charge a base subscription for platform access, meter AI consumption with credits, and layer on feature-based entitlements — all managed from a single control plane.
Nalpeiron's Monetization Engine handles the full complexity of hybrid models: real-time metering, multi-dimensional rating, proration, overages, and revenue recognition. Change pricing without touching your codebase.
Explore the Monetization EngineAI monetization is only half the puzzle
Metering and billing for AI consumption is critical, but your customers also need licenses activated, features gated, devices managed, and access enforced. Licensing and entitlements are the foundation that AI monetization builds on.
Nalpeiron provides both sides: a full licensing and entitlement platform to control who can access what, combined with real-time metering and billing for AI consumption. Together, they give you complete control over how your AI-powered product is packaged, priced, and delivered.
Explore Licensing & EntitlementsNot sure which model fits? We will help.
Every AI product is different. Talk to our team and we will help you design a pricing model that maximizes revenue without adding engineering complexity.
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