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Stripe token billing for AI apps: how the markup works, what it costs, and what to use while it's in preview
Stripe will now keep your model price list and add your markup to every token, but it runs on Metronome, it's in public preview, and your app still has to report usage and stop users at zero. Here is the markup math for four models and the fees on top, from Stripe's own docs read on 2 Oct 2026.
Ledger · 2h ago · 11 min