metrUsage infrastructure
Live product · Access approved individually

PRICING MODEL / COMPARISON

SELL THE USAGE.NOT THE CALENDAR.

Subscriptions sell recurring access. Metr measures active consumption and lets buyers stop when the work is done.

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PRICING MODELLIVE SYSTEM MAP
CONTROLUSAGESTATE / ACTIVE
01IDLEno charge
02STARTmeter opens
03ACTIVEcost accrues
04STOPcost ends
VERIFIABLE INPUTEXPLICIT LIMITREADABLE OUTPUT
01 / BILLINGBy use
02 / COMMITMENTSession
03 / CONTROLCap
04 / CLOSEImmediate

MODEL SHIFT / 01

A better default for variable demand.

Flat plans work when usage is predictable. Metering is stronger when customers arrive occasionally, workloads vary, or autonomous software buys small amounts of service.

CAPABILITY MAP04 SYSTEM PRIMITIVES
01FAIR
IDLE

Do not bill empty time

The meter only advances while a session is active and confirmed.

02FIT
BURST

Support bursty demand

Serve a one-off workload without asking the buyer to maintain a recurring plan.

03CONTROL
CAP

Make exposure visible

The buyer defines a maximum before access starts instead of discovering spend later.

04AGENTS
API

Fit machine buyers

Agents can understand a rate and session limit more easily than a negotiated subscription.

WORKFLOW / 02

THE SYSTEM
IN MOTION.

Each stage has a visible input, an explicit state, and a result the next stage can verify.

  1. 01
    Compare demand

    Identify whether customers use the product continuously or in short windows.

    demand = variable
  2. 02
    Choose the unit

    Use time or another unit that maps cleanly to delivered value.

    unit = observable
  3. 03
    Show the rate

    Make price and buyer exposure clear before a session begins.

    rate = upfront
  4. 04
    Measure the result

    Track conversion, utilization, and revenue without inventing savings claims.

    evidence = real

VISIBLE EVIDENCE / 03

MAKE THE STATE
READABLE.

Product activity should leave a trace a developer, operator, or customer can understand. The showcase uses realistic sample data where a live feed is not connected.

SOURCEDLABELEDREPRODUCIBLE
MODEL COMPARISON
010203040506subscription: fixed recurring accessmetered: active usage onlysubscription stop: billing-cycle boundarymetered stop: session closebuyer control: prepaid capbest fit: variable workloads
SYSTEM TRACEshowcase / deterministic

KEEP EXPLORING / 04

FOLLOW THE
SYSTEM.

01
UNDERSTAND METERED BILLING.

A practical guide to rates, session lifecycles, funded balances, usage controls, and where time-based pricing makes sense.

02
TURN ACCESS INTO A MEASURABLE PRODUCT.

Set a rate, choose a billing unit, and collect from funded balances without forcing every customer into a monthly plan.

03
WATCH THE METER MOVE.

Explore the lifecycle behind a metered product: visible rate, funded balance, active time, growing cost, and a final session receipt.

LIVE PRODUCT

BUILD WHAT
GETS METERED.

Metr is live. Access is currently approved individually for businesses, developers, and agent builders.

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