Shotstack · FinOps Profile

Shotstack Finops

FinOps view of Shotstack spend. Shotstack bills on rendered output duration, metered in credits where 1 credit equals 1 minute of rendered video or 10 generated images. Pay-As-You-Go bills $0.30 per rendered minute from prepaid credit packs (plus a one-time $75 setup fee); the Subscription plan bills $0.20 per rendered minute from a monthly credit base with overages at a 30% premium. AI Create assets, ingest, and serving draw on the same credit model, and High Volume / Enterprise moves to negotiated quote-based rates.

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

It defines 5 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 Video, Video Editing, Media, Rendering, and Generative AI.

Category: Media and Content Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
VideoVideo EditingMediaRenderingGenerative AIFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Shotstack
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Shotstack
PublisherName
Shotstack
ServiceCategory
Media and Content
ServiceName
Shotstack

Meters

rendered_minutes
Unit: minutes
Minutes of video, image, or audio rendered, the primary credit-metered unit (1 credit = 1 minute).
generated_images
Unit: images
Images rendered, metered at 10 images per credit.
ai_generated_assets
Unit: assets
AI assets generated via the Create API (text-to-speech, text-to-image, image-to-video), drawing on the credit balance.
overage_minutes
Unit: minutes
Rendered minutes beyond the monthly Subscription allowance, billed at a 30% premium.
setup_fee
Unit: charge
One-time $75 Pay-As-You-Go account setup fee.

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