Usage must map to a customer
Switchboard records token usage against end users, projects, and billing targets so paid AI requests can become customer charges.
AI usage billing
AI usage billing with Stripe and billing gates
AI billing is not just a monthly invoice. The product needs to know whether a customer can spend before each request reaches the model provider.
Billing state belongs in the request path
Live chat should know whether a customer is active, pending checkout, past due, blocked, or using sandbox mode before provider cost is incurred.
Developer-paid and end-user paid modes share one ledger
Start with free AI funded by your organization, then switch to customer-paid usage with Stripe Connect and markup when the business model is ready.
Next step
Open the developer docs for the quickstart, credential boundaries, billing statuses, and API routes. Use the Integration Kit in your dashboard for project-specific prompts and snippets.