Descript · FinOps Profile

Descript Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps view of Descript — a tiered SaaS subscription where consumption is metered in AI credits and media (transcription) minutes drawn from a shared monthly bucket per Drive. API usage during early access does not bill separately; it depletes the same media-minute and AI-credit pools as the in-app editor. reconciled false because Descript does not yet publish a granular usage / billing API to back per-meter reconciliation against FOCUS columns.

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

It defines 6 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly or annual cycle, and pricing category tiered subscription + included ai credits and media minutes.

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

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Video Editing, Audio Editing, and AI.

Category: Media Editing Pricing: Tiered Subscription + Included AI Credits and Media Minutes Billing: Monthly or Annual FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSVideo EditingAudio EditingAI

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageTax

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Descript, Inc.
ProviderName
Descript
PublisherName
Descript, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Media Editing
ServiceName
Descript
ServiceSubcategory
AI Video and Audio Editing

Meters

subscription_seats
Unit: seat-month
media_minutes_consumed
Unit: minute
ai_credits_consumed
Unit: credit
api_jobs_executed
Unit: job
published_project_storage
Unit: project
translated_minutes
Unit: minute

Sources