specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Inkeep
providerId: inkeep
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Support
- RAG
- Agents
- Documentation
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Inkeep spend. Inkeep is sales-led and does not publish fixed
  list prices; the cloud platform is sold via usage-aware quoted self-serve and
  Enterprise subscriptions, with unlimited searches included and the Agents
  framework also available as free open source. Because Inkeep does not expose
  per-token or per-resolution public unit rates, cost meters below are modeled
  from documented usage signals (conversations, messages, feedback, events,
  searches) rather than reconciled rate cards.
notes: >-
  No public per-unit rates are published; amounts and metering are quote-based.
  Verify the actual billed dimensions and rates in your Inkeep agreement during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://docs.inkeep.com/cloud/faqs/pricing
- https://docs.inkeep.com/cloud/overview/developer-platform
- https://inkeep.com
- 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: Inkeep
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Inkeep
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Inkeep
  PublisherName: Inkeep
  InvoiceIssuerName: Inkeep
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: conversations
  description: AI / RAG conversations served and logged, an account-level usage signal.
  unit: conversations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - assistant
- name: messages
  description: Messages exchanged within chat sessions (sessions bounded to ~30 messages).
  unit: messages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - conversation
- name: searches
  description: Knowledge-base searches; documented as unlimited / included in plans.
  unit: searches
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: analytics_events
  description: Custom interaction events logged to the Analytics API (answer_copied, chat_shared).
  unit: events
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - type
- name: feedback_submissions
  description: End-user feedback records logged to the Analytics API.
  unit: submissions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - type
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Use the Inkeep Portal and Analytics API to see conversations, feedback, and events per assistant.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag conversations and API keys per assistant / team and map to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the quoted plan to expected usage; keep inputs <=100 and outputs <=1,000 tokens; self-host the open-source Agents framework where it fits.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per assistant; review usage and quoted-plan fit against budget regularly.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com