Overage Billing
When you exceed your plan's included monthly minutes, overage charges apply automatically (except on the Free plan).
How It Works
- Your plan includes a set number of processing minutes per month
- When you exceed that limit, additional usage is billed at your plan's overage rate
- Overage charges are added to your next invoice
Overage Rates
| Plan | Included Minutes | Overage Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 60 | Not available (requests blocked) |
| Starter | 500 | $0.02 per minute |
| Pro | 5,000 | $0.01 per minute |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
Example
If you are on the Pro plan and process 6,200 minutes in a month:
- Included: 5,000 minutes (covered by $49 base price)
- Overage: 1,200 minutes at $0.01/min = $12.00
- Total invoice: $61.00
Monitoring Usage
Check your current usage via the API:
curl https://api.audiospliter.com/api/v1/billing/usage \
-H "Authorization: Bearer your_jwt_token"
Or view it in the Dashboard under Billing > Usage.
Overage Alerts
AudioSpliter sends email alerts when you reach:
- 80% of your included minutes
- 100% of your included minutes (overage begins)
- 150% of your included minutes
Free Plan Behavior
The Free plan does not support overage. When you reach 60 minutes, subsequent job creation requests return 402 Payment Required until the next billing period or until you upgrade.
Capping Overage
To prevent unexpected charges, you can set a monthly spending cap in the dashboard under Billing > Spending Limits. When the cap is reached, new jobs are rejected with 402 Payment Required.