Checkout Pricing

Checkout Pricing

Overview

When a customer configures a product using a Calculator AI calculator and adds it to their cart, the calculated price is applied automatically at checkout. No manual setup or discount codes are needed — the customer is charged the amount computed by your calculator's pricing formulas, regardless of the product's base Shopify price.

How It Works

  1. A customer fills out the calculator on your product page and clicks Add to Cart.
  2. Calculator AI saves the customer's selections and the computed price with the cart item.
  3. At checkout, Calculator AI automatically adjusts the price to match the calculated total.
  4. The customer is charged the correct amount, and the order includes the customer's option selections for fulfillment.

This process is fully automatic. There is nothing to configure — checkout pricing is active as soon as Calculator AI is installed and your calculator is published.

Key Concepts

Term Description
Calculated price The total computed by your calculator's formulas based on the customer's selections. This replaces the product's base Shopify price at checkout.
Order details The customer's option selections (dimensions, materials, text, etc.) are saved with the order so you have the information you need for fulfillment.
Automatic Checkout pricing works as soon as Calculator AI is installed. No app configuration or theme changes are needed for this feature.

Examples

  • Custom framing — A customer configures a picture frame with specific dimensions and materials. The base Shopify product is priced at $0.00, but the calculator computes $47.50. At checkout, the customer is charged $47.50.
  • Bulk stickers — A customer orders 500 custom stickers at a calculated per-unit price. The calculator total is $60.00. At checkout, the line item reflects the $60.00 total.

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