This week, we've introduced new capabilities that define how modern software companies monetize in the AI era. From flexible pricing models to unified invoicing to transparent customer experiences, these announcements go beyond feature releases. They represent a fundamental shift in how companies should think about monetization infrastructure.

The challenge: Monetization has become the bottleneck

AI has transformed how software creates and delivers value. Software is no longer just a tool—it's a worker that performs tasks, makes decisions, and delivers outcomes continuously. Value is delivered dynamically, autonomously, and at unprecedented scale.

But most billing systems weren't built for this reality. They can't handle hybrid pricing models, rapid price changes, real-time cost tracking, or the transparency customers now expect. Companies either struggle with legacy systems that constrain their product velocity or sink engineering resources into homegrown solutions—resources better spent on core innovation.

The disconnect between how value is created and how revenue is captured has made monetization the new bottleneck.

The solution: Metronome as monetization infrastructure

Metronome is the monetization infrastructure for modern software companies. We connect usage, pricing, billing, and revenue reporting in real time, giving teams the speed, scalability, and control to evolve monetization as fast as their products.

With Metronome, companies can:

• Launch new pricing models in days, not quarters
• Manage PLG, enterprise, and marketplace billing in one system
• Give customers real-time visibility and control into usage and spend 

Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, and Anyscale use Metronome to turn monetization into a growth advantage instead of a constraint. This week's launches extend these capabilities even further. We've introduced new features across three critical areas—pricing flexibility, unified invoicing, and customer experience—each designed to remove another barrier between product innovation and revenue.

What we announced this week

Pricing model support, built for change

AI-driven products require pricing that balances predictability with consumption. Companies need to give customers budget certainty while ensuring revenue aligns with actual infrastructure costs, without rebuilding billing systems for each iteration.

We launched seat-based credits, packages, and account hierarchy to enable end-to-end monetization across every business model.

Seat-based credits deliver the hybrid pricing model AI companies need—combining per-seat predictability with usage-based credits that can be pooled across teams or allocated individually. Packages let teams launch and iterate on good/better/best PLG tiers in days, with automated provisioning and upgrade triggers. Account hierarchy models real enterprise complexity with parent-child structures, shared commitments, and rollup reporting.

These capabilities let companies test, launch, and scale any pricing model without custom billing logic or engineering bottlenecks. 

Read the blog here.

Invoicing that unifies every revenue motion

Revenue only compounds when product-led growth and sales-led motions work together, not in isolation. But most companies end up using fragmented solutions—one system for self-serve payments, another for enterprise invoicing, and yet another for marketplace transactions. This makes it hard to maintain visibility into total revenue, understand the full customer journey, or keep pricing consistent as customers move between channels.

We launched PLG invoicing and cloud marketplace integrations to unify every revenue motion on one platform. PLG invoicing automates payment collection via credit card through Metronome's Billing Console, handling everything from provisioning to dunning for self-serve customers. Cloud marketplace integrations provide native support across AWS, Azure, and GCP, so companies can launch new marketplaces in weeks instead of quarters.

These capabilities ensure that all go-to-market motions run on one monetization system, so teams can scale across every channel without reconciliation work, duplicate logic, or delayed revenue.

Read the blog here.

Billing as part of the product experience

Modern billing should feel as transparent and responsive as the product itself. Customers expect real-time visibility into costs, self-service control over their billing, and proactive communication about important milestones. But most billing systems treat customer experience as an afterthought, creating friction and eroding trust.

We launched the cost preview API, embeddable billing console, and customer lifecycle notifications to make monetization part of the product experience. 

The cost preview API shows customers exactly what their next action will cost, whether submitting a prompt, processing a dataset, or running a query. This gives customers confidence to fully utilize products without fear of surprise charges. The embeddable billing console provides complete self-service control. Customers can manage payments, download invoices, and track usage patterns without leaving your application. Customer lifecycle notifications trigger perfectly-timed communications: trial reminders, renewal alerts, credit expiration warnings. Every touchpoint keeps customers informed and engaged.

These capabilities transform billing from a back-office function into a trust-building, transparent part of the customer journey.

Read the blog here.

The bigger picture: why this matters now

These announcements share a common thread: they remove the barriers between product innovation and revenue.

Metronome provides: 

• ‍Flexibility to implement hybrid pricing models, scale PLG motions, and manage SLG contract complexity. ‍
• Unified invoicing across every revenue channel, so teams maintain one source of truth whether customers buy with credit cards, through sales contracts, or via marketplaces.‍
• Transparency that builds trust, giving customers real-time visibility and control while giving internal teams the data they need to move fast.

Together, these outcomes create a monetization foundation that scales with product velocity and customer value—not one that constrains how companies build, sell, and grow.

Ready to modernize your monetization?

If you're building AI products, scaling usage-based pricing, or managing revenue across multiple go-to-market motions, Metronome can help.

Contact us to learn more on how Metronome provides the infrastructure for modern monetization.