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Compare the best usage-based billing platforms for AI in 2026: Credyt, Metronome, Orb, Lago, Stripe Billing and Chargebee.
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AI products break traditional SaaS billing because infrastructure costs happen before invoices are generated. This guide compares six usage-based billing platforms across real-time authorization, invoice-based metering, pricing flexibility, contracts, and self-hosting. Credyt leads for real-time balance debit, Metronome and Orb for enterprise billing, Lago for open source, and Stripe Billing and Chargebee for subscription-first models.