specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Colossyan
providerId: colossyan
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Video Generation
- Avatars
- Text to Video
- Learning and Development
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Colossyan spend. Colossyan bills via subscription plans
  (Free, Starter, Business, Enterprise) priced per editor seat and metered by
  monthly video minutes (NEO 1 / NEO 2), with add-ons for Studio custom
  avatars and API video-generation minutes. API access is gated to Business
  and Enterprise tiers. Cost is driven primarily by seats, video minutes
  rendered, and add-on entitlements rather than per-request token metering.
notes: >-
  Plan prices, minute allotments, and add-on terms are subject to change;
  verify against the Colossyan pricing page during reconciliation. This
  artifact is not reconciled.
sources:
- https://www.colossyan.com/pricing
- https://www.colossyan.com/api
- 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: Colossyan
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Colossyan Creator
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Colossyan
  PublisherName: Colossyan
  InvoiceIssuerName: Colossyan
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: editor_seats
  description: Editor seats provisioned on the subscription, billed per seat per month.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: video_minutes
  description: Video minutes rendered against the plan's monthly allotment (NEO 1 / NEO 2 model tiers).
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - model
- name: instant_avatars
  description: Custom Instant avatars created, bounded per editor by plan.
  unit: avatars
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: studio_custom_avatars
  description: Studio custom avatar add-on, billed per year.
  unit: avatars
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: api_minutes
  description: API video-generation minutes consumed under the API add-on / plan entitlement.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api
- name: auto_translations
  description: Auto-translations performed against the plan's monthly allotment.
  unit: translations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track seats, video minutes, and API minutes consumed per workspace against plan allotments.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map editor seats and API tokens to teams/cost centers; tag generated videos by project.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan to actual minute and seat usage; reuse templates and Instant avatars to reduce re-renders; reserve NEO 2 minutes for content that needs them.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign workspace owners; review monthly minute burn and API add-on consumption against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com