specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Faros AI
providerId: faros
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Engineering Operations
- Software Engineering Intelligence
- SEI
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Faros AI spend. Faros is sold as a sales-led SaaS
  subscription across Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate tiers, generally
  priced per contributor with custom enterprise agreements; an open-source
  Community Edition can be self-hosted at infrastructure cost only. Because
  Faros does not publish committed list prices, the cost figures below are
  not reconciled.
notes: >-
  Subscription amounts are quote-based and not public; verify per-contributor
  pricing and tier inclusions with Faros sales during reconciliation. For the
  Community Edition, costs are the customer's own hosting/compute spend.
sources:
- https://www.faros.ai/pricing
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-ueeciflmambza
- https://github.com/faros-ai/faros-community-edition
- 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: Faros AI
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and Engineering Intelligence
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Faros AI Platform
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools and Engineering Intelligence
  ProviderName: Faros AI
  PublisherName: Faros AI
  InvoiceIssuerName: Faros AI
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: contributor_seats
  description: Active contributors measured by the platform, the primary subscription unit.
  unit: contributors
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
- name: connectors
  description: SaaS, custom, and hybrid source connectors enabled (limited or unlimited by tier).
  unit: connectors
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
- name: self_hosted_compute
  description: Infrastructure/compute cost of running Faros Community Edition (customer-incurred).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - environment
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track contributor counts and enabled connectors against the subscription tier; reconcile annual invoices.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map contributor seats and team usage to internal cost centers and engineering orgs.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the tier (Professional vs Enterprise vs Ultimate) to required connectors, API access, and schema needs; consider Community Edition for self-hosted use cases.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the Faros contract; review seat growth and renewal terms against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com