Helicone · FinOps Profile

Helicone Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for Helicone: a tiered subscription with per-tier included request and storage allotments, plus usage-based overage for logged requests and storage. Enterprise tier is custom-priced.

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

It defines 7 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category tiered subscription + usage-based overage.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include AI Gateways, AI Monitoring, Gateways, LLM Observability, and LLM Routing.

Category: AI Observability Pricing: Tiered Subscription + Usage-Based Overage Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
AI GatewaysAI MonitoringGatewaysLLM ObservabilityLLM RoutingPrompt ManagementFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageTaxCreditAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Helicone, Inc.
PricingCategory
Tiered Subscription + Usage-Based
PricingUnit
request
ProviderName
Helicone
PublisherName
Helicone, Inc.
ServiceCategory
AI Observability
ServiceName
Helicone

Meters

subscription_fee
Unit: month
Flat monthly subscription fee for the active Helicone tier (Pro $79, Team $799, Enterprise custom)
logged_requests
Unit: request
Count of LLM requests logged through the AI Gateway or Request API
request_overage
Unit: request
Logged requests above the 10,000-per-month included quota, billed via the published pricing calculator
storage_used
Unit: GB
Stored payloads and trace data
storage_overage
Unit: GB
Storage above the 1 GB included allotment, billed via the pricing calculator
seats
Unit: seat
Active seats per organization (Pro and above are unlimited; Hobby is 1)
organizations
Unit: organization
Number of organizations under the account (Hobby/Pro 1, Team 5, Enterprise unlimited)

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