What is Lava?
Lava is a usage and monetization platform purpose-built for AI. We help teams manage AI costs, track customer usage, and launch flexible subscription and usage-based pricing plans. Whether you’re still building or ready to monetize, Lava gives you the tools to accelerate development and avoid maintaining custom usage and billing infrastructure.Core Capabilities
- AI gateway: Access 30+ AI providers via Lava’s AI gateway. Easily switch between models while automatically tying into Lava’s usage analytics and billing capabilities.
- Cost tracking: Track costs incurred by model provider, product feature, and customers.
- Usage-based pricing: Price by API request, tokens, characters, or cost markups.
- Subscriptions: Charge recurring fees with included usage credits. Handle subscription cancellations, downgrades, and upgrades.
- Overages: Charge customers for usage exceeding included limits.
- Prepaid credit bundles: Offer prepaid credits with configurable exchange rates.