specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Akool
providerId: akool
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI Avatars
- Video Generation
- Generative AI
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Akool spend. Akool bills on a subscription-plus-credit model:
  a monthly (or annual, for Enterprise) seat subscription includes a credit
  allowance, and every generation - talking avatar, talking photo, face swap,
  video translation, image generation, and live avatar streaming - deducts
  credits at a per-operation rate that scales with output settings such as
  resolution and length. Beyond the included allowance, Pro and Pro Max buy
  additional credit packs pay-as-you-go, Business gets the lowest per-credit
  cost, and Enterprise credits do not expire. The dominant cost driver is credit
  consumption per generated asset; the API itself carries no separate
  transaction fee beyond the credits each job spends.
notes: >-
  Per-unit credit rates and seat prices are not reconciled here; verify the
  per-product credit-consumption chart and seat/credit-pack pricing on the live
  pricing and API-pricing pages. Note also that generated assets are retained
  for only 7 days, so any long-term storage cost shifts to the consumer's own
  infrastructure.
sources:
- https://akool.com/pricing
- https://akool.com/openapi
- https://docs.akool.com/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Akool
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Plus-Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Akool OpenAPI
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Akool
  PublisherName: Akool
  InvoiceIssuerName: Akool
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Plus-Usage
meters:
- name: credits_consumed
  description: Credits deducted per generation, varying by product and output settings (resolution, length).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
  - resolution
- name: subscription_seats
  description: Monthly or annual seat subscription that includes a base credit allowance.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: credit_packs
  description: Additional pay-as-you-go credit packs purchased above the included allowance.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: concurrent_generations
  description: Concurrent-job ceiling per plan; higher concurrency is a paid capability rather than a metered charge.
  unit: jobs
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track credits consumed per product and per output setting; watch resolution and length, which drive per-job credit cost.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map credit consumption to teams/workloads by tagging generation jobs at the application layer, since Akool bills at the account level.
- name: Optimization
  description: Generate at the lowest acceptable resolution and length, batch image requests, prefer webhooks over tight polling, and buy credits at the tier with the lowest per-credit cost (Business) for steady volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the Akool account, monitor monthly credit burn against the included allowance, and re-download assets before the 7-day retention window closes.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com