specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Coconut
providerId: coconut
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Video
- Audio
- Encoding
- Transcoding
- Media
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Coconut spend. Coconut bills usage-based, per-output-minute
  rates that vary by output resolution tier (Audio $0.00325, SD $0.00750, HD
  $0.01500, UHD $0.03000 per output minute). Output minutes equal the duration
  of each output file summed across all formats produced from a source, so
  transcoding one source into multiple renditions multiplies billable minutes.
  Failed jobs, thumbnail generation, and API calls are not billed. Billing is
  monthly for the prior month's volume with no minimums or commitments.
notes: >-
  Per-tier rates are subject to change; verify against the Coconut pricing
  page during reconciliation. Cost is driven primarily by output count and
  resolution, not source length alone.
sources:
- https://www.coconut.co/pricing
- https://docs.coconut.co
- 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: Coconut
serviceCategory: Media and Content
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Coconut
  ServiceCategory: Media and Content
  ProviderName: Coconut
  PublisherName: Coconut
  InvoiceIssuerName: Coconut
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: audio_output_minutes
  description: Audio output minutes produced, billed at $0.00325 per minute.
  unit: output_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - job
- name: sd_output_minutes
  description: SD video output minutes produced, billed at $0.00750 per minute.
  unit: output_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - job
- name: hd_output_minutes
  description: HD video output minutes produced, billed at $0.01500 per minute.
  unit: output_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - job
- name: uhd_output_minutes
  description: UHD video output minutes produced, billed at $0.03000 per minute.
  unit: output_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - job
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track output minutes by resolution tier; account for the multiplier of producing several renditions per source.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag jobs or API keys per workload/team and map output minutes to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Produce only the renditions you need; prefer lower tiers where acceptable; rely on free thumbnail generation and unbilled failed jobs.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review monthly output-minute spend against budget and assign owners per project/key.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com