Mastering AI Pricing: Flexible & Agile Monetization — Mayank Pant, Stripe

Monetizing AI is hard. Rising GPU and inference costs are squeezing margins, and traditional SaaS pricing simply does not work for the unpredictable compute demands of new-age AI companies. With models constantly shifting across credits, tokens, and seats, a new challenge emerges: how do we charge for AI without stalling growth? This talk presents a framework for solving the dual problems of aligning charge metrics with true customer value and balancing predictable revenue with rapid adoption. Through real-world examples, we'll explore how to build guardrails that protect your margins and see how Stripe's world-class usage-based billing solution helps AI companies launch quickly and monetize with ultimate agility. Whether you're launching your first AI product or revamping your current model, you'll learn how to make your pricing strategy both profitable and adaptable.