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Try demoUsage-based pricing charges customers by how much they use a product, such as messages, credits or minutes, rather than only a fixed fee per seat or per month.
Classic SaaS has near-zero cost per extra user, so flat plans work. AI is different: every request has a real provider cost, and heavy users on a flat plan can cost more than they pay.
Common models are pure pay-as-you-go, a subscription with an included allowance, and hybrid plans where credits run out and users top up or upgrade.
The hybrid model is the most common for AI products: predictable subscription revenue, with usage limits that keep each plan profitable.
Aikeedo plans include a credit allowance, and users can buy top-up packs when they run out, so you can run subscription, pay-as-you-go or hybrid pricing.
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AI credits are a unit an AI SaaS sells to its own users and converts to tokens, images or seconds of audio at rates it sets, as opposed to the tokens AI providers bill by.
A credit top-up is a one-off purchase of extra usage credits on top of a plan, so heavy users can keep going without upgrading.
Gross margin is revenue minus the direct cost of delivering it, such as AI provider fees, hosting and payment fees, as a share of revenue.