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Avi Kremer
Avi Kremer

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How are consumer GenAI apps handling per-user credits and usage limits?

Working on a consumer GenAI app and trying to solve a pretty specific monetization/control problem: how to give subscribed users included AI usage without building a huge billing system.

Most vendors I found seem great for routing, observability, and governance, but not tailored to “consumer app subscription + per-user credit/allowance control.” So I’m curious: did people here build a small wallet / credits system themselves? Use a vendor? How did you handle monthly resets, top-ups, and App Store / Play Store constraints in practice?

Would love to hear what real teams ended up doing.

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