Billing & Usage

Web App Coming Soon

The billing dashboard is currently in development. Use the CLI commands below to manage billing.

Track usage, costs, and manage payment methods via the web dashboard or CLI.

Billing Dashboard

View your billing information at app.alternatefutures.ai/billing:

• Current Usage - Real-time usage metrics
• Monthly Spend - Current billing period costs
• Payment Methods - Manage payment options
• Transaction History - Past charges and payments
• Invoices - Download past invoices

CLI Commands

Manage billing directly from the command line:

View Customer Information

af billing customer

View your customer details including email, Stripe ID, and account status.

List Invoices

af billing invoices

View all invoices with their status, amounts, and payment details. Invoices include:

• Invoice number and status
• Amount due and paid
• Period covered
• PDF download link

View Subscriptions

af billing subscriptions

See your active subscriptions including:

• Plan type (FREE, STARTER, PRO, ENTERPRISE)
• Number of seats
• Pricing details
• Current period dates
• Cancellation status

Check Usage

af billing usage

View current billing cycle usage:

• Storage - GB stored and costs
• Bandwidth - Data transfer and costs
• Compute - Processing time and costs
• Requests - API calls and costs
• Total - Current period total

Manage Payment Methods

af billing payment-methods

List all payment methods on file including:

• Credit/debit cards (last 4 digits, expiration)
• Cryptocurrency wallets
• Default payment method

Usage Tracking

Storage Usage

Track storage across networks:

• IPFS - Pinned data ($/GB/month)
• Filecoin - Storage deals ($/GB/month)
• Arweave - Permanent storage (one-time $/GB)

Bandwidth Usage

Monitor data transfer:

• Egress - Data delivered to users
• Ingress - Data uploaded to platform
• Limits - Current tier limits

Compute Usage

Track agent and function execution:

• Agent Runtime - Active agent hours
• Function Invocations - Serverless function calls
• GPU Hours - ComfyUI processing time

Pricing

Storage Costs

Network	Type	Price
IPFS	Per GB/month	$0.06
Filecoin	Per GB/month	$0.03
Arweave	One-time per GB	$6.00

Bandwidth Costs

Tier	Included	Overage
Free	100 GB	$0.10/GB
Pro	1 TB	$0.08/GB
Enterprise	Custom	Custom

Compute Costs

Service	Price
Agent Runtime	$0.05/hour
Function Invocations	$0.20/million
GPU Processing	$0.50/hour

Payment Methods

Cryptocurrency

Pay with crypto (preferred):

• AR (Arweave) - Native token
• FIL (Filecoin) - Storage token
• ETH (Ethereum) - Universal payment
• SOL (Solana) - Fast payments

Benefits:

• Lower fees (no credit card processing)
• Instant settlement
• DePIN-native experience

Credit/Debit Cards

Pay with traditional cards (via Stripe):

• Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover
• 3% processing fee
• Monthly billing
• Auto-pay available

Add Payment Method

1. Go to Billing → Payment Methods
2. Click Add Payment Method
3. Choose cryptocurrency or card
4. Complete the setup flow
5. Set as default (optional)

Billing Cycle

• Billing Period: Monthly (1st to last day of month)
• Invoice Date: 1st of each month
• Payment Due: 7 days after invoice
• Grace Period: 3 days after due date

Transaction History

View all transactions:

• Date - Transaction timestamp
• Description - What was charged
• Amount - Charge amount
• Payment Method - How paid
• Status - Paid, pending, failed

Invoices

Download invoices for:

• Accounting and expense tracking
• Tax purposes
• Reimbursement

Invoices include:

• Itemized usage breakdown
• Tax information
• Payment details

Usage Alerts

Set up alerts to avoid surprises:

1. Go to Billing → Usage Alerts
2. Configure thresholds:
   • Storage usage
   • Bandwidth usage
   • Monthly spend
3. Choose notification method (email, SMS)
4. Save settings

Cost Optimization Tips

Storage

• Use Filecoin for archival (cheaper than IPFS)
• Use Arweave for permanent content (no recurring cost)
• Unpin unused IPFS content to reduce costs
• Compress files before uploading

Bandwidth

• Enable caching on CDN gateways
• Optimize images to reduce size
• Use lazy loading for assets

Compute

• Stop idle agents when not needed
• Optimize agent code for efficiency
• Use smaller models when appropriate
• Batch function invocations

Next Steps

• Storage Management - Optimize storage usage
• Best Practices - Cost optimization strategies