specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: AudD
providerId: audd
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Music
- Music Recognition
- Audio
- Fingerprinting
- Lyrics
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of AudD spend. AudD bills usage-based per-request rates for music
  recognition (including recognizeWithOffset, humming, and lyrics methods),
  per-stream-per-month rates for audio stream monitoring, and chunk-based
  billing on the enterprise file-scan endpoint (one request per 12 seconds of
  audio). A 300-request free allotment precedes billing.
notes: >-
  Per-1,000 and per-stream rates are subject to change and volume discounts;
  verify against the AudD pricing/contact pages during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://audd.io/
- https://docs.audd.io/
- https://docs.audd.io/enterprise/
- 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: AudD
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: AudD Music Recognition API
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: AudD
  PublisherName: AudD
  InvoiceIssuerName: AudD
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: recognition_requests
  description: Music recognition API calls billed per 1,000 requests after the free allotment.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - method
- name: enterprise_chunks
  description: Enterprise file-scan usage, counted as one request per 12 seconds of audio scanned.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: stream_months
  description: Audio stream monitoring billed per stream per month.
  unit: streams
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - database
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track request counts per method (recognize, recognizeWithOffset, findLyrics) and per stream in the AudD dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Separate API tokens per workload/team to map recognition spend to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use enterprise skip/every/limit controls to scan fewer chunks; commit to monthly tiers for lower per-1,000 rates at volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per token; review monthly request and stream spend against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com