Payments
Usage-based billing for AI apps in 2026: Stripe, Metronome, Orb, Lago and Polar compared
Your AI app pays per token, so a flat $20 plan quietly loses money on its heaviest users. Here are the three ways to charge for usage, what each billing platform costs as of Oct 2, 2026, and the margin math at light, median and heavy usage.
Aliteq Team · · 12 min