BackgroundErase subscriptions can be billed on a monthly or yearly cycle. Yearly billing is a simple way to reduce administrative overhead while keeping your subscription active for the full year.
Quick summary: Starter is subscription-only (no usage fees). Business includes API access and bills usage monthly at $0.01 per image, even if you pay yearly for the base plan.
Starter plan billing
The Starter plan has no usage-based charges. You pay a flat subscription price, and that’s it.
Business plan billing
The Business plan includes API access and is billed as a base subscription plus usage. You can pay the base subscription monthly or yearly, but usage is always billed monthly.
Usage example: If you process 12,000 images in a month, usage would be $120 (12,000 × $0.01), billed at the end of that month’s cycle.
Invoices and receipts
Invoices and receipts are generated for subscription charges and (when applicable) monthly usage charges. Most customers use receipts for expense reporting and invoices for accounting and procurement.
- Monthly billing: You’ll receive a receipt/invoice each month.
- Yearly billing: You’ll receive a yearly invoice/receipt for the base plan.
- Business usage: Usage is billed monthly, even on yearly base billing.
Step-by-step: what to expect each month
- Your subscription renews on the monthly or yearly schedule you selected.
- If you’re on Business, your monthly image usage is totaled for the billing period.
- Usage charges (Business) are billed monthly at $0.01 per image.
- Invoices/receipts are generated for the subscription charge and any usage charges.