# Usage-based billing

Charge customers based on how much they use your product or service.

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Metronome, a Stripe product, is a usage-based billing platform that provides real-time metering, pricing, billing, and reporting. Use Metronome to ingest usage events, define flexible pricing models, and automate invoice generation without building custom billing infrastructure.
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## Get started with Metronome

[How Metronome works with Stripe](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/how-metronome-works-with-stripe.md): Learn how Metronome and Stripe integrate to handle usage-based billing, invoicing, payments, and revenue recognition.

[API quickstart](https://docs.metronome.com/guides/get-started/api-quickstart): Get a token and make your first request.

[Plan your billing architecture](https://docs.metronome.com/guides/implement-metronome/planning-your-billing-architecture): What to keep in mind as you create your billing architecture.