AI MODEL AGGREGATION / SMALL-TEAM GUIDES

Understand Long-Term Usage and Billing Record Retention for AI API Compliance

Review the data retention periods implemented by TokenBison for usage data, billing records, and API content to ensure corporate compliance.

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The short answer

TokenBison differentiates between technical content logs and financial records. While API prompt content is deleted or de-identified after 30 days by default, usage records and billing histories are retained for up to 7 years to satisfy accounting, tax, and regulatory compliance obligations.

Long-Term Retention for Financial and Tax Audits

For independent developers and small corporate teams, tracking financial data over multiple cycles is critical. TokenBison retains usage and billing records for up to 7 years. This extended timeframe is applied where it is reasonably necessary for core corporate workflows including accounting, tax reporting, fraud prevention, legal matters, and formal audit requirements.

Short-Term Lifecycle of API Prompt Content

Unlike financial information, text prompts, inputs, files, code, and outputs submitted through the API follow a strict short-term lifecycle. This data is retained for up to 30 days by default before being deleted or de-identified.

Exceptions to the Default Content Lifecycle

The standard 30-day timeline for prompt content and text log retention can be extended under specific circumstances. TokenBison may hold this data longer if it is reasonably necessary for an active security investigation, compliance with a legal obligation, resolution of a dispute, or to support a specific dashboard feature you have chosen.

Evidence and boundaries

These are documentation references and proposed evaluation workflows, not measured model rankings or a guarantee of savings. Check the current catalog and policies before use.

TokenBison privacy policy · reviewed 2026-09-26

API content and detailed request/response logs: retained for up to 30 days by default, then deleted or de-identified, unless a longer period is reasonably necessary for an active security investigation, legal obligation, dispute, or a feature you have chosen. Usage and billing records: retained for up to 7 years where reasonably necessary for accounting, tax, fraud prevention, legal, and audit purposes. Account and support information: retained while your account is active and thereafter for the period reasonably necessary for the purposes above.

Put the guide into practice

Review current model prices, then make a small API request with public or non-sensitive sample data. Compare the output against your own acceptance criteria.

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