Last updated:
Oct 20, 2025
How We Bill
Basis Theory bills customers based on the number of tokens stored in their vault. This page explains what a token is, how token usage is counted, and how billing works.
What is Basis Theory’s Standard Pricing?
Our standard platform fee is $995/month for 20,000 tokens stored in your vault per calendar month. Any additional tokens are charged at a rate of $0.05 per token. The platform fee is charged at the beginning of the month and any overages are charged at the end of the month.
What is a Token?
A token is any item stored in a vault within a tenant. This includes all token types, such as:
Credit Cards
Network Tokens
Payment tokens from Google Pay and Apple Pay
Any other tokens created or stored through the Basis Theory platform
If it lives in your vault, it counts as a token.
How Token Usage is Counted
We count the total number of tokens stored at any point within a calendar month.
Token counts are not rounded.
Customers are only billed overages for token counts above the vault size included in their plan.
If tokens are added and later deleted within the same month, they are still counted towards token totals for that month.
Examples
The following examples illustrate how token counts are calculated:
Adding tokens
Beginning of Month | Tokens Added During Month | Included Vault Size | Overage Billed For | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | 35,000 | 55,000 total tokens less 20,00 included in the vault |
Adding and deleting tokens
Beginning of Month | Tokens Added During Month | Deleted Tokens During Month | Included Vault Size | Overage Billed For | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 35,000 | Because the 10k tokens were deleted in this month they are still counted for this month but will not be counted for subsequent months |
Tokens added and removed same month
Beginning of Month | Tokens Added During Month | Deleted Tokens During Month | Included Vault Size | Overage Billed For | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | Tokens created and deleted in month count towards token totals |
Token Counts Below Vault Size
Beginning of Month | Tokens Added During Month | Included Vault Size | Billed for | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 0 | Token counts equal to or below included vault size incur no additional charges |
Viewing Your Token Count
Customers can see the number of tokens currently stored in their vault in the Admin Portal.
Errors or Questions
If you believe there is an error in your token usage or billing, please contact our finance team, ar@basistheory.com.
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