Core Concepts
A plan is essentially a rate card that:- Belongs to one product
- Contains prices for that product’s metrics
- Defines billing frequency (monthly, yearly)
- Sets the currency (currently USD only)
Plan Structure
Required fields:- Product ID - Which product this plan belongs to
- Name - Internal identifier (e.g., “Enterprise Q4 2024”)
- Invoice Display Name - What customers see on invoices
- Billing Interval - How often to generate statements
- Currency - Currently USD only
- Prices - List of price objects for metrics
Common Strategies
Tiered Offerings
Create multiple plans for market segmentation: Hobbyist Plan- Low per-unit costs
- Usage caps
- Community support
- Better rates
- Higher limits
- Email support
- Volume discounts
- Unlimited usage options
- Dedicated support
Customer-Specific Plans
For sales-led businesses, create custom plans per deal:- “Acme Corp - Annual 2024”
- “TechCo - Q1 Pilot”
- “StartupX - Special Terms”
Freemium Model
Combine free and paid tiers: Free Plan- Zero cost for base metrics
- Hard usage limits
- Upgrade prompts at limits
- Graduated pricing
- Additional features
- No hard caps
Billing Intervals
Choose based on your business model: Monthly- SaaS standard
- Predictable cash flow
- Easy upgrades/downgrades
- Upfront revenue
- Reduced payment processing
- Often paired with discounts
Examples
LLM Platform Developer Plan (Monthly)- Input tokens: $0.002/1K
- Output tokens: $0.006/1K
- Rate limited to 100 req/min
- Input tokens: $0.001/1K
- Output tokens: $0.003/1K
- Rate limited to 1000 req/min
- Fine-tuning: $5/hour
- Custom token pricing
- Unlimited rate limits
- Priority GPU access
- SLA guarantees
- Storage: $0.023/GB-month
- Compute: $0.05/query-second
- No minimums
- Storage: $0.015/GB-month
- Compute: Pre-purchased blocks at 40% discount
- Minimum commitment required
Best Practices
Clear naming. Use descriptive names that indicate target customer and terms. Logical progression. Each tier should offer clear value over the previous. Predictable costs. Help customers estimate their bills easily. Room to grow. Always have an upgrade path available.Next Steps
With plans created, you need to:- Define prices for each metric in the plan
- Create subscriptions to connect customers to plans
- Track usage to generate bills