Twelve quick questions to find out how ready your AI product is to bill on usage, with a score and a prioritised list of gaps to close.
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Billing on usage only works if four things are true: you measure every billable action reliably, you know your costs per customer, your pricing scales with usage, and you can bill and control consumption automatically. The checklist scores you on each, so you can see where to start.
Not sure where your numbers stand? Try the AI Pricing & Margin Calculator or the Usage Event Schema Generator, and read our guide to usage-based billing architecture for AI services.
Each question scores 2 for Yes, 1 for Partly and 0 for No. Your score is the points earned divided by the maximum, shown as a percentage, with a breakdown for each area.
No. It simply shows where to focus. Most teams start with strong product and weak metering, and fixing metering first unlocks everything else.
Founders and engineers of AI and API products that charge, or plan to charge, based on consumption.
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