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Every connected Account has one explicit billing responsibility: either your workspace pays for the connected Account’s active Book use, or the connected Account pays for its own. Billing responsibility is set when the connection is created and is separate from access level.

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Exact definitions

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How billing works

Kordless uses one natural billing unit: the active Book. An active Book is a verified Live Book used to quote an identified customer during the billing month. Reads, simulations, quotes, Test mode, and non-ready outcomes are not metered. Usage is attributed once to the Account whose Live environment performed the work, then charged to its effective billing Account. Connections never duplicate usage.

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What billing responsibility is not

Billing responsibility is never inferred from access. A workspace with Full access is not necessarily the billing Account. A workspace that pays is not necessarily the owner.
  • Billing is not access. A workspace can have Full access while the connected Account pays its own bill. Or a workspace can have View only access and still be the billing Account.
  • Billing is not ownership. The connected Account owns its Book, environments, and history regardless of who pays.
  • Billing is not permanent. Billing responsibility is set per connection and can be reviewed. Revoking a connection removes billing responsibility for future use.

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Rules and boundaries

  • Billing responsibility is explicit and chosen at connection creation — never assumed from access level or ownership.
  • Usage is attributed exactly once. No duplicate charges across the controller and connected Account.
  • An independently operated connected Account that pays for its own use is billed through its own subscription.
  • Test mode activity is never metered, regardless of billing responsibility.
  • Revoking a connection stops future billing responsibility. Existing usage that was already attributed remains on the effective billing Account’s record.

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Where to see billing responsibility

Open a connected Account’s drill-down page to see its billing responsibility in the Account context section:
  • If your workspace pays, it reads: “[Your workspace] pays for active Book use.”
  • If the connected Account pays, it reads: “This Account pays for its own active Book use.”
See Usage and billing for consolidated billing across connected Accounts.

Access levels

What view, integration, and full access mean for a connected Account.

Create an Account

Create a new third-party Account and choose billing responsibility.

Connect an existing Account

Connect an existing Account and choose billing responsibility.

Usage and billing

Workspace-level usage and plan management.