Billing

Billing in Lyra runs on Stripe. You manage your plan, payment method, and invoices from the Billing page. Only the workspace owner can manage billing. This page covers usage, plan changes, and cancellation.

Usage meters

Lyra meters posts written, not merged. A post counts against your limit the moment its draft is pushed to a branch. The Billing overview shows a "Posts written this cycle" meter against your plan's monthly limit.

The monthly limit is a hard stop. When you reach it, writing pauses until the cycle resets or you add capacity. On the Free plan, the 3-post limit is a lifetime total labeled "Posts used".

The Billing overview

The overview shows:

• Your current plan and its tagline.
• The posts-written meter for this cycle.
• Included limits, features, and any active add-ons.
• Your payment method, shown as the card brand and last four digits.
• Your next invoice, broken down by plan and add-ons.
• Recent invoices.

Upgrade and downgrade

• Upgrades apply immediately. You are charged a prorated amount today and get the higher limits right away.
• Downgrades apply at cycle end. Nothing is charged today. You keep your current plan until the period ends, and you can cancel the downgrade with Keep [plan] before then.

Add capacity without upgrading

If you need more posts, seats, or another website, add an add-on instead of moving up a plan. Add-ons are available on paid plans, stack, and are prorated. See Add-ons.

Payment

All payment runs through Stripe's hosted checkout and customer portal. Card details never touch Lyra. To change your card, open the customer portal from Billing.

Cancel a plan

When you cancel, your plan runs until the end of the current period, then agents pause:

• Agents pause.
• Analytics freezes.
• Nothing is lost.

Reactivate before the period ends to keep running without interruption. If you are on Free with your posts used up, choose a plan from the Billing cards to start a subscription.

What's next

• Plans and pricing: Compare the four plans.
• Add-ons: Extra posts, seats, and project slots.
• Multiple websites: Add a site with a project slot.
• Managing agents: Cancellation pauses agents at period end.

Troubleshooting

Issue: I cannot see billing controls

Symptoms: The Billing page is empty or missing options.

Diagnosis: You are not the workspace owner, or billing is not configured.

Resolution: Only the owner can manage billing. Ask your workspace owner, or confirm your deployment has Stripe configured.

Issue: Writing stopped mid-month

Symptoms: New posts will not start and usage looks full.

Diagnosis: You reached your plan's monthly post limit.

Resolution: Wait for the cycle to reset, add an extra-posts pack, or upgrade. See Add-ons.