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serene galeBOT Mar 31, 2026, 3:26 PM

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pine mist Mar 31, 2026, 3:35 PM

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hi there, yes a Subscription can have multiple meters attached to it. Meters are associated with Price objects through this attribute, so you would just have multiple prices on the Subscription

The Price object | Stripe API Reference

fathom delta Mar 31, 2026, 3:39 PM

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Ok. Can meters/prices be added and removed as needed or does that have some possibility for unintended issues?

pine mist Mar 31, 2026, 3:42 PM

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yes, you can add and remove them, but you will need to be mindful of prorations. we have docs on this for usage-based billing here: https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/manage-billing-setup#mid-cycle-updates

Manage your usage-based billing setup

Use Stripe Billing to create your usage-based billing model and then handle related tasks, such as canceling subscriptions, making mid-cycle updates, and backdating subscriptions when you create them.

serene galeBOT Mar 31, 2026, 3:47 PM

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fathom delta Mar 31, 2026, 3:47 PM

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Good deal. Another layer - our main subscription is a yearly subscription. We charge overages monthly. Is there a way to set the meters on the annual subscription but charge them monthly or is the charging period handled by the subscription schedule?

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I was thinking the invoice is managed by the subscription, but there are enough moving parts I'm not sure if I've missed anything.

pine mist Mar 31, 2026, 3:50 PM

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it depends, but if you have an annual flat rate with monthly prices for your meters, you can use mixed-interval subscriptions as described here: https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/mixed-interval

note that this requires your subscription to be in flexible billing mode

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