specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Balancer
providerId: balancer
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - DeFi
  - DEX
  - On-chain
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Balancer. There is no SaaS bill. Cost is on-chain gas (chain native token), the
  per-pool swap fee, and the protocol cut. FinOps allocation is by wallet and contract
  interaction; subgraph access via The Graph Network is a separate cost line if used.
sources:
  - https://docs.balancer.fi/
  - 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: Balancer DAO
serviceCategory: DeFi Protocol
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: On-chain Usage Fee
  billingFrequency: Per Transaction
  billingCurrency: Native Chain Asset
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Balancer Vault and Pools
  ServiceCategory: DeFi Protocol
  ProviderName: Balancer DAO
  PublisherName: Balancer DAO
  InvoiceIssuerName: On-chain
  BillingCurrency: Native Asset
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: gas
    description: Native-asset gas cost per swap or LP operation.
    unit: gas
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - wallet
      - chain
      - pool
  - name: pool_swap_fee
    description: Per-pool swap fee (set by pool creator).
    unit: percent_of_notional
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - wallet
      - pool
  - name: subgraph_credits
    description: Optional cost of Subgraph queries via The Graph Network.
    unit: credit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Pull on-chain swap events into FinOps store; tag by wallet and pool.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate gas and swap fees to consuming desk by wallet.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Use SOR to find lowest-fee route; choose pools with lower swap fee where appropriate.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Assign a wallet owner per executing strategy; reconcile monthly.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com