SoundStat · FinOps Profile

Soundstat Finops

FinOps view of SoundStat spend. SoundStat bills on a prepaid, usage-based model: you add funds to a balance via Stripe and are charged per unique track analyzed, with the per-track rate stepping down across volume bands (EUR 0.01 down to EUR 0.005 per track). Registration and three recommendation endpoints (similar, feature-target, mixed) are free, and re-reading an already-analyzed track incurs no new charge - so the dominant cost driver is the count of first-time unique track analyses per month. Balance top-ups are non-refundable.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in EUR, on a prepaid cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Music, Audio Analysis, Audio Features, Recommendations, and FinOps.

Category: Analytics and Media Intelligence Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Prepaid FOCUS v1.3
MusicAudio AnalysisAudio FeaturesRecommendationsFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
EUR
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
SoundStat
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
SoundStat
PublisherName
SoundStat
ServiceCategory
Analytics and Media Intelligence
ServiceName
SoundStat API

Meters

unique_track_analysis
Unit: tracks
First-time analysis of a unique track, billed per track at a volume-banded EUR rate.
balance_topup
Unit: currency
Prepaid funds added to the account balance via Stripe (non-refundable).
free_recommendation_calls
Unit: requests
Calls to the free recommendation endpoints (similar, feature-target, mixed); no charge.

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