Platform Features
Metered AI was built for flexibility, power, and transparency. Easily access the best available language models, with no subscriptions or commitment—just pay for what you use, switch anytime, and enjoy no artificial limits or friction.
- Pay-as-you-go: No monthly fees. Only pay for the tokens and models you actually use.
- Switch models any time: Seamlessly change models, even mid-conversation.
- No usage or rate limits: You won’t be throttled or capped (just top up your balance and use as much as you need).
- The best models, all together: GPT-4.1, Claude 3.7, DeepSeek, LLaMA and many others (including some not available elsewhere).
- Web Search: Web-enhanced responses on supported models.
- Image Generation (coming soon): Supported models will be able to generate images, with per-use pricing (beta soon!).
- Modern, distraction-free UI: Designed for speed, focus, and zero lock-in.
Model Coverage
Competitors: what do they actually offer?
| Model | Provider | MeteredAI ($5-10 / month) |
OpenAI ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) | Anthropic ($20/month) | Perplexity Pro ($20/month) | DeepSeek (Free) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-4o | OpenAI | ❌ | ❌ | |||
| o3 | OpenAI | 100 queries / day | ❌ | ? | ❌ | |
| o4 Mini | OpenAI | 300 / day | ❌ | ❌ | ||
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ||
| GPT-4.1 Mini | OpenAI | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| GPT-4.1 Nano | OpenAI | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| GPT-4.5 Preview | OpenAI | 50 / week | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Anthropic | ❌ | ❌ | |||
| Claude 3.5 Haiku | Anthropic | ❌ | ❌ | |||
| Claude 3 Haiku | Anthropic | ❌ | ❌ | |||
| DeepSeek Chat | DeepSeek AI | ❌ | ❌ | |||
| DeepSeek Reasoner | DeepSeek AI | ❌ | ❌ | |||
| Llama 4 Scout | Meta AI | ❌ | ❌ | Maybe only 3.1? | ❌ | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Meta AI | ❌ | ❌ | Maybe only 3.1? | ❌ |
† Estimated monthly cost based on typical usage.