Choose a Billing Model

Start with the value your customer buys, not with an API method. Commet can combine a recurring base price with features, seats, or consumption, but each plan has one consumption model.

Choose the primary model

Seats and quota are feature behaviors, not separate plan consumption models. A plan can use Metered, Credits, or Balance and still include seat or quota features.

Decide what belongs in the catalog

• Use a plan for the recurring package and its renewal interval.
• Use an add-on for an optional recurring capability attached to a subscription.
• Use a credit pack for customer-purchased credits that persist across resets.
• Use an Offer or Promo Code to change the price or phases of a sale without cloning the plan.
• Use a plan grant when you want to temporarily expand access without changing the subscription's billing.
• Use a customer credit for a specific monetary adjustment, not as the plan's normal allowance.

Model the smallest complete version

Start with one plan and one canonical flow. Create it in sandbox, connect one test customer, and verify checkout, access, renewal, and failure recovery before adding variants.

Use the complete examples for fixed subscriptions, metered billing, credits, balance, seats, and quota.

Next, configure the chosen model in Consumption Models and review its business rules in How Billing Works.