Hybrid pricing
One subscription combines a predictable fixed platform fee with a variable charge for metered usage.
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What it is
Hybrid pricing combines a recurring fixed charge with a variable charge based on measured usage in the same commercial plan. The base fee buys access or an included allowance, while metered units charge for the customer's actual consumption.
Reach for it when the business needs predictable recurring revenue but customer costs or value still scale with usage. It can protect a minimum margin on light accounts while letting heavy accounts pay in proportion to what they consume.
Gotcha: define whether included units expire, roll over, or apply before tiered rates, and make the order of calculations visible. Without a live usage meter, alerts, and invoice previews, the variable half can still produce bill shock.
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Implement hybrid pricing in Stripe Billing with one recurring base Price and one usage-based Price backed by a Billing Meter. Define the billable event, send Stripe meter events idempotently, subtract any included allowance, then apply the configured per-unit or tiered rate. Show the fixed fee, usage quantity, allowance, variable charge, and total as separate Invoice lines, with a live usage meter, threshold alerts, and an upcoming-invoice preview.