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Stripe has completed its acquisition of Metronome, a leader in usage-based billing, to enhance its Stripe Billing service, which already supports a range of complex revenue models for thousands of customers, including rapidly growing AI companies. The acquisition aims to expand Stripe's capabilities to cover extensive product catalogs, integrate sales-led business models, and provide advanced revenue analytics, thereby offering a comprehensive billing solution adaptable to various business sizes and needs. This move reflects a broader industry trend where companies are making monetization an integral part of product development, embracing consumption-based models to innovate in pricing strategies. Metronome's integration will allow Stripe to support multidimensional metering for complex AI infrastructure products and custom contracting for businesses combining sales-led growth with usage-based pricing. Stripe plans to develop a unified monetization platform that caters to different purchasing preferences, from self-service and high-touch sales to cloud marketplace transactions, with integrated tools for payments, analytics, and tax management, thus fostering revenue growth and scalability for its users.