SaaS Pricing Is Now a Systems Problem

Modern SaaS pricing has shifted from a simple marketing choice to a complex systems problem, where real-time, usage-based costs (tokens, APIs, compute) must be dynamically tracked and managed to maintain predictable revenue and healthy margins.

John Hurley

John Hurley

CEO / Co-Founder

Billing Insight

Vibe Coding

We like to think of pricing as a marketing decision.

It’s not anymore.

It’s a systems problem.

Old SaaS: charge per user
New SaaS: charge per outcome
Reality: you’re paying per token, per call, per second

We’re still pretending this is simple.

Behind every “simple” AI product is a complex web of costs that shift in real time. And if your pricing model doesn’t reflect that, you’re either losing money—or limiting growth.

SaaS pricing broke.

Tokens fixed flexibility…
and destroyed predictability.

This is the paradox of modern software:

  • More flexibility for users

  • Less predictability for businesses

And that gap is where most founders struggle.

Every AI SaaS founder eventually hits this wall:

Revenue = predictable
Costs = chaotic (tokens, APIs, inference)

Bridging that gap is the real business model.

To solve this, you need more than a pricing strategy—you need infrastructure that can:

  • Track usage in real time

  • Assign value dynamically

  • Control margins at scale

That’s what Walleta delivers.

Built for “vibe coding,” Walleta lets you connect financial logic directly into your workflows using Make (formerly Integromat) and Zapier. Whether you’re orchestrating agents, chaining APIs, or building automations, Walleta ensures every action is measurable, billable, and controlled.

Because in today’s world, pricing isn’t a decision.

It’s a system.

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