specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Chunkr
providerId: chunkr-ai
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Document Parsing
- OCR
- Chunking
- RAG
- Document Intelligence
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Chunkr Cloud spend. Chunkr bills a monthly subscription per
  tier that bundles a credit and included-page allowance, then charges a
  declining per-page overage rate (roughly $0.005-$0.01/page depending on tier).
  Cost scales with pages processed across parse and extract tasks. A self-hosted
  AGPL-3.0 build shifts spend from per-page fees to infrastructure (compute, GPU)
  costs.
notes: >-
  Per-page rates and allowances are subject to change; verify against the
  Chunkr pricing page during reconciliation. Self-hosting trades per-page Cloud
  fees for owned infrastructure cost.
sources:
- https://chunkr.ai/pricing
- https://docs.chunkr.ai/pages/get-started/welcome
- 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: Chunkr
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Chunkr Cloud
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Chunkr
  PublisherName: Chunkr
  InvoiceIssuerName: Chunkr
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: pages_processed
  description: Document pages processed by parse and extract tasks, the primary cost driver, billed per page after the included allowance.
  unit: pages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - task_type
  - plan
- name: credits_consumed
  description: Credits drawn down from the monthly allowance, roughly one credit per processed page.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: subscription_fee
  description: Fixed monthly subscription fee per tier (Starter, Dev, Growth).
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: included_pages
  description: Pages covered by the monthly bundled allowance before overage applies.
  unit: pages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: overage_pages
  description: Pages processed beyond the included allowance, billed at the tier per-page rate.
  unit: pages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: self_hosted_compute
  description: Infrastructure (compute / GPU) cost when running the AGPL-3.0 self-hosted deployment instead of Cloud.
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - deployment
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track pages processed per task type and per project key; reconcile against the monthly allowance and overage.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag tasks and API keys per workload/team; map page consumption to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the subscription tier to expected page volume to capture the lower per-page rate; tune chunk_processing and ocr_strategy to avoid reprocessing; consider self-hosting for very high volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project/key; review page burn and overage monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com