# Usage Pricing(Beta)

*Available from Release 114 onwards.*

### Usage Pricing in Limio

Usage Pricing allows you to charge based on how much a customer actually consumes, instead of a flat amount per period. It's suited to products where consumption varies between customers or over time. Previously, Limio supported usage-based offers only with [External Pricing](https://docs.limio.com/integrations/zuora-integration/manage-your-pricing/how-to-configure-subscriptions-in-limio-offers-with-external-price-and-zuora-rate-plans). From Release 114, the per-unit rate can be configured directly in Limio so admins manage it from the Price Editor like any other price.

This guide will walk you through using Usage Pricing in Limio.

#### Enable the feature

In order to use this feature, you will need to navigate to the Beta settings section of the Limio Commerce app. From the User profile dropdown in the top-right hand corner of the app, navigate to Settings. You will then need to select the Beta option at the bottom.

Toggle the slider for the option marked "**Use Pricing Editor v2 instead of Pricing Editor v1?**". Remember to click Save at the top of the page. This will enable our new Pricing Configuration Editor which includes the ability to configure Usage Pricing.

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### Configuring Usage Pricing for a Limio Offer

Usage Pricing can be configured for both Limio Offers and Limio Add-Ons. This guide will demonstrate how to set it up for a Limio Offer. The same steps apply when configuring an Add-On.

#### Steps to Configure Usage Pricing

1. **Navigate to Offers:**
   * Go to the Offers tab and select your desired offer.
2. **Edit Price Attribute:**
   * Locate the Price attribute within the selected offer.
   * Click on it to begin editing.
3. **Select Pricing Type:**

   * Choose "Per Unit Usage" from the top options.

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4. **Configure the charge:**
   * **Currency**: the currency of the per-unit price (e.g. USD).
   * **Price per unit**: the amount the customer is charged for each unit consumed.
5. **Set billing period**
   * Specify the billing frequency (every X days, weeks, months, or years), and whether the charge runs for a fixed number of billing periods or open-ended. If fixed-term, specify how many periods.
6. **Save Changes:**
   * Fill in all necessary details and click "Save" to apply the configurations.

Once you have completed editing your offer, remember to Save and Republish the offer for the changes to take effect ([Manage Offer Versions with Publish](https://docs.limio.com/product/pricing/how-to-manage-offers-and-add-ons-versions-with-publish)).

### Billing behaviour and checkout display

Usage charges bill **in arrears**: the customer is invoiced at the end of each billing period for the consumption that occurred during it. As a result, usage charges do not contribute to the upfront cart total at checkout.

The customer sees the per-unit rate and billing frequency, but no quantity selector and no charge applied to the order total. The first invoice with usage charges arrives after the first billing period closes.


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