specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Bannerbear
providerId: bannerbear
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Image Generation
- Video Generation
- Templates
- Media
- Automation
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Bannerbear spend. Bannerbear bills a flat monthly
  subscription per plan, each bundling a fixed pool of image/video API credits
  and a bandwidth allowance. Cost is driven by which plan tier an account sits
  on and how many credits and how much bandwidth are consumed within it; PDF
  rendering consumes extra credits (3x). Because monthly credits are a hard cap
  rather than metered overage, cost optimization centers on right-sizing the
  plan tier and minimizing wasted renders.
notes: >-
  Plan prices and credit pools are subject to change; verify against the
  Bannerbear pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.bannerbear.com/pricing/
- https://developers.bannerbear.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: Bannerbear
serviceCategory: Media and Content
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Subscription
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Bannerbear
  ServiceCategory: Media and Content
  ProviderName: Bannerbear
  PublisherName: Bannerbear
  InvoiceIssuerName: Bannerbear
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Subscription
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: plan_subscription
  description: Flat monthly subscription fee for the active plan tier.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: api_credits
  description: Image/video API credits consumed; one image, video, collection image, animated GIF, or screenshot generally consumes one credit.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
  - resource_type
- name: pdf_render_credits
  description: Additional credits consumed when render_pdf is enabled (3x the standard credit cost).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
- name: bandwidth
  description: Bandwidth served from generated media against the plan's monthly allowance.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull account quota and usage from GET /v2/account; track credits and bandwidth consumed per project against the plan allowance.
- name: Allocation
  description: Scope API keys per project/workload and tag rendered resources with metadata to map credits back to teams or campaigns.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan tier to actual credit demand; avoid unnecessary PDF renders (3x cost); cache and reuse generated assets; batch via collections instead of many single-image calls.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project; review monthly credit and bandwidth burn before the hard cap forces an unplanned upgrade.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com