specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Aptos
providerId: aptos
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Web3
  - Move
  - Layer 1
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of the Aptos API platform (via Geomi). Aptos Labs provides limited free anonymous
  access per IP, and authenticated metered access via Geomi API keys. Billing is consumption-based
  in compute units (CU) with $10-$100/month free credit depending on whether a payment method is
  attached. Overages are charged at granular per-unit rates across compute, storage, writes, and
  streaming dimensions. Gas Station costs fluctuate with the APT token price. Budget owners should
  tag API keys per workload, monitor CU burn in the Geomi dashboard, and plan for Gas Station
  variability separately.
sources:
  - https://geomi.dev/pricing
  - https://geomi.dev/docs/admin/billing
  - 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: Aptos Labs / Geomi
serviceCategory: Blockchain
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Consumption
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Aptos API Platform
  ServiceCategory: Blockchain
  ProviderName: Aptos Labs
  PublisherName: Aptos Labs / Geomi
  InvoiceIssuerName: Geomi
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: compute_units
    description: >-
      Primary usage meter for API requests (Fullnode REST, Indexer GraphQL, Analytics).
      Charged at $0.0012059575 per 1,000 CU above the monthly free credit.
    unit: per_1000_CU
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - api_type
      - network
  - name: processor_time
    description: >-
      CPU time consumed by custom indexer processors. Charged at $0.05842037994 per hour
      above the monthly free credit.
    unit: hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - processor_id
  - name: processor_storage
    description: >-
      Storage consumed by custom indexer processor state. Charged at $0.0005341446144 per
      GiB-hour above the monthly free credit.
    unit: gib_hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - processor_id
  - name: processor_writes
    description: >-
      Data write volume from custom indexer processors. Charged at $0.39111546109952 per MiB
      above the monthly free credit.
    unit: mib
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - processor_id
  - name: transaction_stream
    description: >-
      gRPC Transaction Stream data volume. Charged at $0.00255455674112 per GiB above the
      monthly free credit.
    unit: gib
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - network
  - name: gas_station
    description: >-
      Sponsored transaction costs via Gas Station. Priced based on gas consumed and APT token
      price at previous UTC close-of-day. Variable; budget separately from CU costs.
    unit: gas_unit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - transaction_hash
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Assign a distinct Geomi API key per workload or application so that the real-time usage
      dashboard surfaces per-workload CU consumption accurately.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Allocate CU costs to product teams using API key tagging. Gas Station charges should be
      allocated separately as they fluctuate with APT price and gas usage per transaction.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Prefer the Aptos TypeScript SDK (built-in rate-limit handling) over raw HTTP polling.
      Cache read responses where consistency permits to reduce CU burn. Use the Indexer GraphQL
      API for batch reads instead of looping Fullnode REST calls.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Assign a billing owner to the Geomi organization account. Set spend alerts in the Geomi
      dashboard before monthly free credit is exhausted to prevent service interruption.
  - name: Forecasting
    description: >-
      Model CU costs by multiplying expected monthly request volume by the per-endpoint CU
      weight. Budget Gas Station costs as a separate variable line item pegged to expected
      transaction volume and a conservative APT price estimate.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com