# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-05-24 by the file itself), not
# harvested from the provider. `method: generated` so the economics campaign may replace it with a
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method: generated
generated: '2026-05-24'
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: EvolutionaryScale
providerId: evolutionaryscale
created: '2026-05-24'
modified: '2026-05-24'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - AI
  - Biology
  - Proteins
description: >
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for EvolutionaryScale. Forge API pricing is currently negotiated under
  contact-sales beta agreements, so cost data flows through invoiced contracts rather than per-token
  metering. AWS Marketplace deployments (SageMaker, BioNeMo, NIM) ride the AWS invoice with standard
  EC2 / SageMaker / Bedrock service codes. Local deployments of ESM3-open and ESM C open weights have
  no direct provider cost — only the operator's compute and storage.
sources:
  - https://forge.evolutionaryscale.ai
  - https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=seller-iw2nbscescndm
  - https://www.evolutionaryscale.ai/policies/cambrian-inference-clickthrough-license-agreement
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: EvolutionaryScale
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract / Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly / Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
  primaryUnit: request
  secondaryUnits:
    - residue
    - instance_hour
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: EvolutionaryScale Forge
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: EvolutionaryScale
  PublisherName: EvolutionaryScale
  InvoiceIssuerName: EvolutionaryScale or AWS (Marketplace)
  PricingCategory: Contract
  PricingUnit: request
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: forge_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - model
      - endpoint
      - account
  - name: forge_residues
    unit: residue
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - model
      - endpoint
      - account
    notes: Per-residue compute is the dominant cost driver for ESM3 generation, encoding, and logits operations.
  - name: aws_instance_hours
    unit: instance_hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - instance_type
      - region
      - model
    notes: Applies to AWS Marketplace deployments via SageMaker / BioNeMo / NIM.
billingArtifacts:
  - type: invoice
    description: Direct invoice from EvolutionaryScale for Forge beta and enterprise customers.
  - type: aws-cur
    description: AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) entries for Marketplace deployments.