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Glossary · Usage-based AI Pricing

Usage-based AI Pricing

Usage-based AI pricing charges according to how much the system is used — tokens processed, API calls, or actions taken — so cost scales with consumption.

It can be more efficient than per-seat pricing for variable workloads, but ties cost to inputs rather than results, which makes vendor comparison harder.

Many buyers prefer to translate usage-based quotes into a price per outcome to benchmark them on the same basis as the WorkForce Labor Index.

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