specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
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/
provider: Flowise
providerId: flowise
publisherName: FlowiseAI
serviceCategory: API
created: '2026-05-24'
modified: '2026-05-24'
tags:
  - Agents
  - Agent Workflows
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Large Language Models
  - Low Code
  - LangChain
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: |
  FinOps framework definition for Flowise Cloud, the managed tier of the
  Flowise open-source LLM workflow builder. Captures FOCUS-aligned cost
  allocation, usage measurement, and unit-economics signals across the
  Prediction API and supporting management surface. Self-hosted Flowise
  costs are infrastructure costs (compute, storage, vector DB, model
  inference) borne by the operator rather than line items billed by FlowiseAI.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Make per-flow and per-workspace prediction consumption visible
      to engineering, product, and finance teams in near real-time.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag predictions with workspace, chatflow, environment, and
      consuming team so cost can be allocated across products and use cases.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Continuously evaluate model selection, RAG chunk sizing,
      tool-call patterns, and caching to reduce cost per useful answer.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Establish budget owners for each workspace and chargeback or
      showback flows for each consuming team.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription with Usage Caps
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Flowise
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / AI Workflow Builder
  ProviderName: FlowiseAI
  PublisherName: FlowiseAI
  InvoiceIssuerName: FlowiseAI
  PricingCategory: Subscription
  PricingUnit: prediction
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: predictions
    description: Count of prediction calls executed against a chatflow or agentflow
    unit: prediction
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - workspace
      - chatflow
      - environment
      - tier
      - consumer
  - name: storage_bytes
    description: Bytes stored in document stores and uploads
    unit: byte
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - workspace
      - document_store
  - name: flows
    description: Count of chatflows and agentflows in a workspace
    unit: flow
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - workspace
  - name: seats
    description: Count of users in a workspace beyond included seats
    unit: user
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - workspace
apis:
  - name: Flowise API
    baseURL: http://localhost:3000/api/v1
    tags:
      - Agents
      - Agent Workflows
      - Artificial Intelligence
      - Large Language Models
      - Chatflows
      - Predictions
    serviceName: Flowise API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per 1K Predictions
    metric: billed_cost / (predictions / 1000)
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Active Workspace
    metric: billed_cost / active_workspaces
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Useful Answer
    metric: billed_cost / (predictions * answer_quality_score)
    target: TBD
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com