A pricing model where each output costs a fixed number of credits tied to its actual cost-to-serve — replacing per-seat pricing for AI tools.
Last verified · 2026-05-29 · by Moe Ameen
Credit-based pricing prices AI content by unit of work, not by seat. One credit equals $0.005 of underlying cost in Kompozy. Every output type has a fixed credit cost — text post 3 credits, image card 8, blog 12, clipped short 14, avatar short 106, AI-generated short 214.
Per-seat pricing made sense for collaboration tools (Slack, Notion) where cost scaled with users. It does not match AI generation, where cost scales with output volume. Credit pricing also eliminates the tier-gating problem where features arbitrarily require upgrades.
Credit-based pricing prices AI content by unit of work rather than by seat. Each output type has a fixed credit cost tied to its actual cost-to-serve, replacing per-seat pricing for AI tools.
One credit equals $0.005 of underlying cost in Kompozy. Every output type has a fixed credit cost mapped to that value.
A text post costs 3 credits, an image card 8, a blog 12, a clipped short 14, an avatar short 106, and an AI-generated short 214. Each cost is fixed per output type.
Per-seat pricing made sense for collaboration tools like Slack and Notion where cost scaled with users, but AI generation cost scales with output volume, not headcount. Credit pricing also eliminates the tier-gating problem where features arbitrarily require upgrades.
No. Credit pricing eliminates the tier-gating problem where features arbitrarily require upgrades, because you pay per unit of work instead of unlocking capabilities by plan.