01
Stream usage events
Send one event per metered action (token, image, agent run) via our REST API or TypeScript SDK. We dedupe and price.
POST /api/v1/usage-events
{ "metric": "tokens_output",
"quantity": "12500" }
BuffMoneyFor overseas AI & SaaS companies
Bring your AI to China. Get Money at home.
BuffMoney is the licensed payments path for overseas AI companies to bill Chinese consumers in CNY via WeChat Pay and Alipay — and receive USD, EUR, GBP, SGD and 5 more, directly into your bank. No Chinese entity required. No piecing together Stripe + currency conversion + reconciliation.
Built on ePayments' China payments license. Wired for AI usage-based billing.
app.buffmoney.com / payouts
Settling Monday, 26 May
$42,318.07
WeChat Pay (CNY)¥ 211,902.50
Alipay (CNY)¥ 96,144.20
FX locked @ 7.27+ $312 vs spot
Platform fee– $264.50
Next payoutMon · 26 May
USD net · last 12 days$42,318
0.0BChinese consumers reachable via WeChat & Alipay
0settlement currencies, paid to your bank
0Chinese entity setup required
30ssandbox to first test charge
How it works
Three steps from a metered API call to dollars in your bank.
02
Collect CNY from China
Your end-customers scan a WeChat or Alipay QR. We collect on your behalf under ePayments' license. You don't need a Chinese entity.
Consumer pays ¥ 12,400.00 CNY via WeChat Pay
03
Settle in your currency
Monthly we convert CNY → your settlement currency at a locked FX snapshot, deduct the processor fee plus our Usage-based billing subscription, and wire the net to your bank.
Payout USD 1,701.42 to Wells Fargo ****1234
Usage to settlement, one auditable revenue chain.
Track usage events, collect CNY through WeChat Pay and Alipay, and settle merchants in their chosen currency.
AI-native usage billing
Turn tokens, API calls, image generation, video minutes, and agent runs into billable metrics and explainable invoices.
CNY collection for China
Let Chinese consumers pay with WeChat Pay and Alipay while BuffMoney handles collection, callbacks, and reconciliation.
Global merchant settlement
Settle merchants in USD, NZD, AUD, HKD, THB, EUR, GBP, SGD, or JPY with FX snapshots and ledger traceability.
One model call should become one explainable unit of revenue.
Most platforms solve billing or payment separately. BuffMoney connects China collection, FX, ledger, settlement, and reconciliation.
01
Ingest AI usage events
02
Convert usage into billable metrics
03
Apply pricing and packages
04
Collect CNY through WeChat Pay or Alipay
05
Lock FX and write ledger entries
06
Generate settlement and reconciliation
Not another subscription plugin. A revenue operating system for AI.
Inspired by the best usage billing platforms, but designed for merchants entering the China consumer payment market.
Stripe BillingGreat for cards and subscriptions
WeChat Pay, Alipay, and CNY collection for China are not the primary path
Metronome / OrbStrong usage-based billing engines
They do not operate local China collection and multi-currency merchant settlement
In-house billingFlexible at the start
Pricing changes, refunds, FX, reconciliation, and audit trails become expensive quickly
BuffMoneyAI billing + CNY collection + global settlement
Usage, payment, FX, ledger, and settlement stay in one revenue chain
AI businesses do not all bill the same way.
Choose a product type to see the usage event, billable metric, pricing rule, CNY collection, and settlement flow.
AI APILLM, embedding, rerank, moderationAI SaaSCopilot, workflow app, team productImage & VideoImage generation, video rendering, editingAgent PlatformAutonomous task runs and tool usageVoice AIRealtime voice, transcription, dubbingData & StorageVector DB, files, fine-tune datasets
AI API
LLM, embedding, rerank, moderation
input tokensoutput tokensmodel tiercache hitcontext length
Eventtokens_output
Metricsum(quantity) by model
Price$0.08 / 1K output tokens
ResultCNY checkout, USD settlement
{
"customer_id": "cus_cn_001",
"metric": "tokens_output",
"quantity": "60000",
"dimensions": { "product": "AI API" }
}AI SaaS
Copilot, workflow app, team product
base subscriptionincluded usageseat countoverageprepaid balance
Eventworkspace_usage
Metricmonthly included + overage
Price$99 base + usage overage
ResultCNY invoice, multi-currency payout
{
"customer_id": "cus_cn_001",
"metric": "workspace_usage",
"quantity": "60000",
"dimensions": { "product": "AI SaaS" }
}Image & Video
Image generation, video rendering, editing
image countvideo secondsresolutionqueue priorityretry
Eventrender_completed
Metriccount by asset type
Price$0.12 / image, $0.04 / video sec
ResultAlipay/WeChat Pay collection
{
"customer_id": "cus_cn_001",
"metric": "render_completed",
"quantity": "60000",
"dimensions": { "product": "Image & Video" }
}Agent Platform
Autonomous task runs and tool usage
agent runtool calldurationworkflow nodesuccessful outcome
Eventagent_run
Metricrun + tool calls + minutes
Price$0.20 / run + tool usage
Resultledger by customer and workflow
{
"customer_id": "cus_cn_001",
"metric": "agent_run",
"quantity": "60000",
"dimensions": { "product": "Agent Platform" }
}Voice AI
Realtime voice, transcription, dubbing
audio minutevoice modelchannelconcurrencylanguage
Eventvoice_minute
Metricsum(minutes) by model
Price$0.03 / audio minute
ResultCNY collection with FX snapshot
{
"customer_id": "cus_cn_001",
"metric": "voice_minute",
"quantity": "60000",
"dimensions": { "product": "Voice AI" }
}Data & Storage
Vector DB, files, fine-tune datasets
GB storedvector countquery countretention daysegress
Eventstorage_gb_day
MetricGB-days + query volume
Price$0.03 / GB-day + query fees
Resultsettlement batch by currency
{
"customer_id": "cus_cn_001",
"metric": "storage_gb_day",
"quantity": "60000",
"dimensions": { "product": "Data & Storage" }
}Sandbox is instant. Production CNY collection unlocks after ePayments review.
Sign up with email and land in a sandbox dashboard immediately — try usage events, invoices, settlement, and a test payment with mock data. When you're ready, submit KYC and ePayments enables real CNY collection within 1–3 business days.