Langbase · FinOps Profile

Langbase Finops

FinOps view of Langbase spend. Langbase blends subscription tiers (Free, Pro, Enterprise) with usage-based metering across its primitives: Pipe / Agent runs, Memory storage and retrieval, Parser document parsing, Chunker, Embed (per embedding model), and Tools (web search / crawl). When customers bring their own LLM provider key via the LB-LLM-Key header, the underlying model token spend is billed by the downstream provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others) rather than by Langbase, splitting cost across two invoices.

Langbase Finops is the FinOps profile for Langbase on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 8 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include AI, Agents, RAG, LLM, and Serverless.

Category: AI and Machine Learning Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
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Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Langbase
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Langbase
PublisherName
Langbase
ServiceCategory
AI and Machine Learning
ServiceName
Langbase

Meters

agent_pipe_runs
Unit: runs
Executions of Pipes and Agent runs, metered per run.
memory_retrievals
Unit: requests
Memory retrieval (RAG) requests, metered per request.
memory_storage
Unit: documents
Documents stored and embedded in memory stores.
embedding_tokens
Unit: tokens
Tokens embedded via the Embed API, per embedding model.
parser_documents
Unit: documents
Documents parsed via the Parser API (up to 10 MB each).
tool_invocations
Unit: invocations
Tool calls (web search, crawl) metered per invocation.
subscription
Unit: months
Monthly Pro subscription fee, or Enterprise agreement.
byok_llm_tokens
Unit: tokens
Underlying LLM tokens billed by the downstream provider when using bring-your-own-key (LB-LLM-Key). Not billed by Langbase.

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