GitLab CI/CD · FinOps Profile

Gitlab Ci Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for GitLab CI/CD. Costs come from per-seat subscription (Free/Premium/Ultimate), CI compute minute consumption (with per-tier free allotment and $10/1,000-minute top-ups), storage, transfer, GitLab Credits for Duo Agent Platform, and self-managed runner infra costs.

Gitlab Ci Finops is the FinOps profile for GitLab CI/CD on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 7 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly / annual cycle, and pricing category subscription + usage.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include DevOps, CI/CD, Pipelines, GitLab, and DevSecOps.

Category: DevOps / CI/CD Pricing: Subscription + Usage Billing: Monthly / Annual FOCUS v1.3
DevOpsCI/CDPipelinesGitLabDevSecOpsFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
GitLab
PricingUnit
seat / minute / GiB
ProviderName
GitLab
PublisherName
GitLab
ServiceCategory
DevOps
ServiceName
GitLab CI/CD

Meters

seats
Unit: user-month
Active billable users per tier.
ci_compute_minutes
Unit: minute
CI compute minutes consumed against the included monthly allotment.
ci_compute_topup
Unit: minute
One-time top-up of additional compute minutes (consumable balance).
storage_gib
Unit: GiB-month
Repository, registry, package and artifact storage in GiB.
transfer
Unit: GiB
Egress transfer for Pages, registry, etc.
gitlab_credits
Unit: USD
Bundled credits for Duo Agent Platform usage.
self_managed_runner_vm_hours
Unit: vm-hour
Underlying cloud VM hours for self-hosted runners (cloud-billed, not GitLab-billed).

Sources

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