Monetization

Pickaxe is the first platform that lets you truly monetize your AI agents — putting them out into the world and building real, agent-powered businesses.

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Monetization models

Pickaxe supports several ways to charge for access to your tools:

Subscription

Gate different Pickaxes with different usage levels based on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription. Great for recurring revenue and tiered product offerings.

Pay-per-usage

Sell credits or uses to your users. When they run out, they can upgrade and buy more. This model works well for tools with variable usage patterns.

One-time payment

Charge a single upfront fee for access. This often works best paired with a pay-per-usage option to help cover ongoing AI usage costs.

External payments

Link users to an external site to complete payments if you prefer to use a third-party payment provider, then manage access manually.

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How to set it up

1. Go to the Access section and enable access control.
2. Create a member access group.
3. Inside that group, head to the Monetization and Upgrade tab.
4. Toggle on "Charge for upgrade to this Access Group".
5. Select either a one-time payment or subscription and set your price.
6. Connect your Stripe account by clicking the Connect to Stripe button, which will take you to the Settings page. If you don't have a Stripe account yet, click Set Up Stripe Account in Settings and follow the on-screen instructions.

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What happens when users hit their limit

You can configure what happens when a user reaches the usage limit of their access group:

• Buy more uses or credits — Let them purchase additional usage within their current group.
• Upgrade to another access group — Prompt them to move to a higher tier with more access.
• External link — Send them to a third-party payment page.

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Processing fees

Pickaxe charges a processing fee on all payments processed through the platform. The fee depends on your Pickaxe plan: