specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Continue
providerId: continue-dev
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: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AI
- Developer Tools
- FinOps
- FOCUS
- Cost Management
description: Continue's cost surface splits across three lines — the open-source extensions and CLI (free under Apache 2.0), Continue Hub subscription tiers (Starter pay-as-you-go, Team per-seat with $10/seat credits, Company enterprise with BYO API keys), and the user's chosen LLM provider. Starter token usage runs $3 per million input and $3 per million output tokens routed through the Continue-managed proxy.
sources:
- https://www.continue.dev/pricing
- https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/main/packages/continue-sdk/openapi.yaml
- 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: Continue
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage and Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Subscription
  - Credit
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Continue Hub
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Continue
  PublisherName: Continue
  InvoiceIssuerName: Continue
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage
  SubAccountId: Continue Hub organization ID
meters:
- name: tokens
  description: Input and output tokens routed through the Continue-managed proxy on the Starter tier. $3 per million tokens.
  unit: 1M tokens
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - user
  - organization
  - model
- name: seat
  description: Per-seat monthly subscription on the Team tier ($20/seat/month, $10/seat credit included).
  unit: seat-month
  aggregation: count
  dimensions:
  - organization
- name: model_credits
  description: USD credit balance applied against Continue-managed model usage.
  unit: USD
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - user
  - organization
- name: byo_llm_passthrough
  description: LLM provider charges that pass through to the user's own API key when BYO is enabled (Company tier).
  unit: provider-specific
  aggregation: pass-through
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - provider
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull Continue Hub invoices and per-organization usage in tandem with LLM provider invoices to see total AI cost — Continue cost alone undercounts BYO LLM spend.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag spend by Continue Hub organization (SubAccountId) and by underlying LLM provider so per-team AI cost can be attributed.
- name: Optimization
  description: Move heavy users from Starter pay-as-you-go to Team for the included $10/seat credit; on Company, BYO API keys to negotiate provider rates directly.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign each Continue Hub organization owner as the FinOps contact for both the Continue subscription and the LLM provider linked to it.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com