specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Jina AI
providerId: jina-ai
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - AI
  - Embeddings
  - LLM
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Jina AI: token-based pay-as-you-go metering across Embeddings,
  Reranker, Reader, Classifier, Segmenter, and DeepSearch. Token balance on the API key drives both
  cost and the rate-limit tier (Free / Paid / Premium). Cloud-marketplace procurement available via
  AWS, Azure, GCP.'
sources:
  - https://jina.ai/embeddings/
  - https://jina.ai/api-dashboard/
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: Jina AI GmbH
serviceCategory: AI Infrastructure
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Token-Based Usage
  billingFrequency: On-Demand
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Refund
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Jina AI
  ServiceCategory: AI Infrastructure
  ProviderName: Jina AI
  PublisherName: Jina AI GmbH
  InvoiceIssuerName: Jina AI GmbH
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: tokens_consumed
    unit: token
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - service
      - model
      - api_key
  - name: embedding_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - model
      - input_modality
  - name: reranker_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - model
  - name: reader_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - mode
  - name: token_balance
    unit: token
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - api_key
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use the Jina API Dashboard to monitor remaining token balance per API key and per-service
      consumption; export usage to your data warehouse for FOCUS-aligned reporting.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Issue separate API keys per team / product / environment so token consumption maps
      cleanly to a chargeback dimension; tag application traces with the key identifier.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Choose the smallest model that hits quality bar (e.g., jina-embeddings-v2 vs v3),
      truncate input text before embedding, cache embeddings of stable corpora, batch reranker queries,
      and use the Reader caching path (r.jina.ai) for stable URLs.
  - name: Accountability
    description: AI / Search platform owner reconciles monthly Stripe invoices (or marketplace bills)
      against forecasted token spend; sets balance-low alerts on production keys.
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    email: info@apievangelist.com