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# Billing

> How outbound SMTP usage is priced and charged

## Pricing

Outbound SMTP is billed on a simple usage model:

| Item           | Rate                        |
| -------------- | --------------------------- |
| Outbound email | **\$0.20 per 1,000 emails** |

Every email accepted by our SMTP relay counts toward your usage, including retries that result in delivery and emails that are later bounced or filtered after acceptance.

## How charges are applied

There are two ways your card may be charged in a given billing period.

### End-of-month invoice

At the start of each new month (on the **1st**) we tally up the previous month's usage and charge your card for the total. This covers any usage not already collected by the in-month threshold below.

For example, an invoice issued on **May 1** covers all sending from **April 1 through April 30**.

### In-month threshold charges

To smooth out large monthly bills, the system charges in **\$250 increments** as you sweep past each threshold during the month.

Each time your accumulated usage for the month crosses another \$250 of unbilled charges, your card is charged for that \$250. Any remaining balance below the next threshold rolls into the end-of-month invoice on the 1st.

#### Example

You send heavily in April:

| Date   | Cumulative usage | What gets charged                                 |
| ------ | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Apr 8  | \$250            | \$250 charged immediately                         |
| Apr 19 | \$500            | \$250 charged immediately                         |
| Apr 27 | \$730            | \$250 charged immediately (\$750 total mid-month) |
| Apr 30 | \$830            | (nothing yet)                                     |
| May 1  | invoice          | \$80 remaining balance charged                    |

Total billed for April usage: **\$830**, split across three in-month charges of \$250 and a final \$80 invoice on May 1.

## Where to see your usage

Live usage and your current unbilled balance are visible in the [Dashboard](https://dash.jetemail.com) under **Billing**. Past invoices and charge receipts are listed there as well.

## Questions about a charge?

If you see a charge you don't recognize or want a breakdown of a specific invoice, see [Charge from JetEmail](/billing/charge) or contact `sales@jetemail.com`.