Definition
Pricing based on consumption (API calls, seats used, data volume).
Examples
Usage-based pricing scaled with customer growth.
Origin
Modern business/startup term; used as practical shorthand in product, growth, and investing.
Use it in Nautis
Track usage-based pricing alongside everything else in your startup.
Nautis brings planning, fundraising, finance, and operations into one AI-native workspace — so concepts like usage-based pricing stop being spreadsheet trivia and start showing up where decisions get made.