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Pricing & Packaging

Design, implement, and optimize your pricing strategy with Metronome’s flexible billing infrastructure. Whether you’re launching a new product, scaling an existing business, or adapting to market changes, this section provides comprehensive guides to help you build the right pricing model for your customers.

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What you’ll learn

This section covers everything from foundational billing models to advanced pricing strategies, including:
  • Billing Models: Implement pay-as-you-go, subscriptions, enterprise commits, and hybrid approaches
  • Pricing Changes: Update rates, schedule price changes, and manage contract modifications
  • Credits & Commits: Apply discounts, create pre-paid commitments, and target specific usage
  • Market Examples: Learn from real-world implementations by industry leaders

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Key topics

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Configure your billing model

Choose the right billing approach for your business:
  • Pay-as-you-go: Consumption-based pricing for flexible, scalable products
  • Enterprise Commits: Volume discounts and committed usage for enterprise customers
  • Subscriptions with Usage: Hybrid models combining recurring fees with usage-based components
  • Pre-paid Credits: Credit-based systems for predictable customer spending

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Make pricing changes

Adapt your pricing strategy as your business evolves:
  • Edit Contracts: Modify existing customer agreements and pricing terms
  • Schedule Changes: Plan future pricing updates with precise timing control
  • Override Pricing: Apply custom rates for specific customers or use cases
  • Currency & Units: Configure multi-currency support and custom pricing units

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Apply credits and commits

Optimize customer relationships with flexible discounting:
  • Target Usage: Apply credits and commits to specific products or usage patterns
  • Pre-paid Commits: Create volume-based commitments with automatic discounting
  • Manual Gating: Control when commitments become active based on payment status
  • Prioritization: Set rules for how different credits and commits are applied

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Recreate market leaders

Learn from successful implementations:
  • OpenAI: Usage-based AI API pricing with tiered access
  • Anthropic: Enterprise-grade AI with commitment structures
  • Databricks: Data platform pricing with compute and storage components

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Getting started

Ready to implement your pricing strategy? Start with the billing model guides to choose the right approach for your business, or explore market leader examples to see how successful companies structure their pricing.