How to Set Up Billing for Your AI App: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical 5-step guide to adding billing to your AI product. Covers pricing models, metering, payment collection, spending controls, and usage dashboards.
Mitchell Jones
What Is an AI Gateway? A Guide for Developers
An AI gateway is a proxy between your app and AI providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. Learn why you need one, how they work, and what to look for.
Mitchell Jones
The Best AI Tools to Use with Lava Spend Keys (February 2026)
A practical guide to the best AI coding assistants, chat interfaces, agent frameworks, and automation tools you can use with a single Lava spend key.
Mitchell JonesUsage-Based Billing for AI: What You Actually Need to Build
A practical guide to the four systems behind usage-based billing for AI products: metering, rating, collection, and visibility.
Mitchell JonesThe Hidden Costs of Running AI in Production
LLM API calls are just the tip of the iceberg. A practical breakdown of the real costs behind AI products, from token waste to billing infrastructure.
Mitchell Jones
Choosing the Right LLM: A Guide to GPT, Claude, Gemini, and More
A practical breakdown of GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, and Mistral to help you pick the best large language model for your use case.
Mitchell Jones