billing, explained · 08July 16, 2026
Usage events, explained
What a usage event is, what a well-designed one contains, and how one tiny record powers metering, credits, limits, and invoices — a plain-language guide.
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Billing, explained.
Plain-language guides to metering, subscriptions, and pricing, plus product news from Tirdad.
billing, explained · 07July 15, 2026
Credits, explained
What prepaid credits are, why AI products bill this way, how wallets, top-ups, and expiry work, and what it changes for cash flow — a plain-language guide.
Read articlebilling, explained · 06July 14, 2026
Grace periods, explained
What a grace period is, how long it should be, what access customers keep during it, and why the policy matters more than the length — a plain-language guide.
Read articlebilling, explained · 05July 13, 2026
MRR, explained
What monthly recurring revenue is, what counts and what doesn't, the four movements that change it, and how usage-based revenue fits in — a plain-language guide.
Read articlebilling, explained · 04July 12, 2026
Dunning, explained
What dunning is, why failed payments — not cancellations — quietly drive churn, and how retries, reminders, and payment links recover the revenue — a plain-language guide.
Read articlebilling, explained · 03July 11, 2026
Proration, explained
What proration is, how mid-cycle upgrades, downgrades, and cancellations get charged fairly, and why doing this math by hand breaks — a plain-language guide.
Read articlebilling, explained · 02July 10, 2026
Entitlements, explained
What entitlements are, how feature gates and per-plan limits actually work, and why hardcoded plan checks slow product teams down — a plain-language guide.
Read articlebilling, explained · 01July 9, 2026
Metered billing, explained
What metered billing is, how a usage event becomes an invoice line, and why usage-based pricing is how AI products charge — a plain-language guide for founders and finance teams.
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