LiveKit · FinOps Profile

Livekit Finops

FinOps view of LiveKit Cloud. Usage-based billing with multiple meters - realtime media (per-minute connection time and per-GB data), Agent session minutes, Inference (STT seconds, LLM tokens, TTS characters), and SIP (per inbound minute + monthly per number rental). Each resource is rounded up to the minimum increment.

Livekit Finops is the FinOps profile for LiveKit 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 subscription + usage.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Realtime, WebRTC, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Realtime Infrastructure Pricing: Subscription + Usage Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
RealtimeWebRTCFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

SubscriptionUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
LiveKit
ProviderName
LiveKit
PublisherName
LiveKit
ServiceCategory
Realtime Infrastructure
ServiceName
LiveKit Cloud

Meters

connection_minutes
Unit: minute
Per-minute participant connection time.
data_gb
Unit: gb
Per-GB media and signaling data transfer.
agent_session_minutes
Unit: minute
Per-minute agent session time.
stt_seconds
Unit: second
STT inference seconds.
llm_tokens
Unit: token
LLM input/output tokens billed via Inference.
tts_characters
Unit: character
TTS character count.
sip_inbound_minutes
Unit: minute
SIP inbound call minutes.
phone_number_rental
Unit: month
Monthly phone number rental.

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