finops:
  - name: HowLongToBeat FinOps Overview
    description: HowLongToBeat (owned by IGN Entertainment / Ziff Davis) does not
      charge for website access or offer a paid API tier. There are no direct API
      costs associated with using the site for research or informal data retrieval.
      For teams needing structured, high-volume, or reliable programmatic access
      the primary third-party option is the Apify-hosted scraper, which carries
      a per-result cost.
    directCosts:
      - service: HowLongToBeat Website (Direct)
        cost: Free
        unit: N/A
        notes: No charge for browsing or informal access; no official API product sold
    thirdPartyCosts:
      - service: Apify HowLongToBeat Scraper
        provider: Apify (lulzasaur actor)
        cost: '$10.00'
        unit: per 1,000 results
        notes: Requires an Apify account and API token; subject to Apify platform
          compute-unit pricing in addition to the per-result actor cost
    costDrivers:
      - Apify actor compute units consumed per scrape run
      - Number of game records retrieved per query
      - Proxy usage if custom proxy configuration is applied
    savingsRecommendations:
      - Cache API responses locally to avoid redundant requests
      - Use batch lookups where the wrapper supports multiple games per request
      - Prefer community open-source wrappers (Node.js, Python, Rust) for low-volume
        use cases to avoid Apify costs entirely
      - Implement response TTL caching (game completion times change infrequently)