"Building billing? It sucks!"—Why Arcee built with Lago instead

Arcee, a champion of Small Language Models (SLMs), has secured $29 million to expand its capabilities in building enterprise-grade AI agents and orchestrating various AI models. The company has rapidly grown, acquiring major clients like Intel and launching innovative products such as Arcee Conductor and Arcee Orchestra, which optimize model prompts and allow for the creation of customized AI agents, respectively. As the company expanded its product line, it faced challenges in implementing a complex billing system that accommodates token-level, per-model pricing and supports diverse billing models. To address this, Arcee partnered with Lago, which provided a flexible billing solution that enabled the company to manage billing without diverting engineering resources from product development. This partnership allowed Arcee to launch a comprehensive billing system swiftly, enabling non-technical staff to handle bespoke deals and future-proofing monetization strategies for ongoing and future product releases.