Usage & provider reconciliation

Every invoice answers to a ceiling.

Estimates, authorization, settled provider amounts, and discrepancies stay visible. An over-budget invoice cannot be marked matched.

Safe demo mode. External production and publishing calls are disabled.
Estimated$22.00Demo period
Authorized$25.00Hard ceiling
Invoiced$24.75Provider record
Auto rechargeDisabledSchema enforced

Provider reconciliation

ProviderEstimateAuthorizedInvoicedVarianceResult
Demo language providerdemo-invoice-language-001$4.00$5.00$3.75$-0.25matched
Demo media providerdemo-invoice-media-001$18.00$20.00$21.00+$3.00under_review
Charge surveillance

Verify the source before trusting the amount.

ProviderObservedProjected monthEvidenceAlertDecision
fixture-included-providerFictional evidence · no provider lookup$4.00Estimate $5.00$24.00Warnings: noneCurrent and exactOfficial source and account matchNonematched
fixture-ai-providerFictional evidence · no provider lookup$80.00Estimate $10.00$110.00Warnings: 50%, 75%, 90%Needs verificationThe billing evidence is stalehuman verification requiredblocked

A billing observation can propose a review alert only. It cannot send a message, raise a limit, authorize a wallet, recharge an account, or settle an invoice. A real charge remains unverified until current official provider evidence matches the exact intended account.

One demo invoice is above its owner-authorized ceiling

It remains under review. The system will not silently settle the discrepancy or raise the budget.