---
title: "Billing"
description: "Billing and subscription management — plans, credits, invoices, and Stripe integration"
canonical: "https://docs.ainative.studio/docs/billing/overview"
last-updated: "2026-10-26T19:08:16.785Z"
---

# Billing

Source: https://docs.ainative.studio/docs/billing/overview

> Billing and subscription management — plans, credits, invoices, and Stripe integration

# Billing

AINative uses a credit-based billing system backed by Stripe. Credits are consumed when you use AI APIs, LLM tokens, storage, and MCP compute. Each subscription plan includes a monthly credit allowance; additional credits can be purchased as needed.

**Base URL:** `https://api.ainative.studio`

**Authentication:** All billing endpoints require `Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>`.

---

## Credit model

Credits represent a unified unit of platform usage. The specific credit cost for each API call depends on the resource consumed (LLM tokens, vector ops, storage I/O, etc.). Your balance is computed from:

1. **Plan allowance** — Monthly credits included with your subscription tier
2. **Purchased credits** — Top-up packs bought via Stripe Payment Intent
3. **Usage deductions** — Credits consumed across AI API calls, LLM completions, and other billable operations

---

## Subscription plans

| Plan | Monthly credits | LLM tokens | Storage | Price |
|------|----------------|------------|---------|-------|
| Starter | 1,000 | 10K | 0.5 GB | Free |
| Pro | 50,000 | 1M | 10 GB | $49/mo |
| Business | 150,000 | 5M | 50 GB | $149/mo |
| Enterprise | 200,000 | 10M | 100 GB | $699/mo |

These figures are sourced from the subscription service and may be updated. Use `GET /api/v1/subscription/plans` to always retrieve the current plan list.

---

## Sub-pages

- [Credits](./credits) — Balance, transaction history, credit packages, auto-refill
- [Subscriptions](./subscriptions) — Plan management, usage, upgrade/downgrade
- [Invoices](./invoices) — Invoice history, PDF download, payment methods
- [Webhooks](./webhooks) — Event notifications for billing and agent events