specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: LangSmith
providerId: langsmith
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AI
- LLM
- Observability
- Evaluations
- LangChain
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for LangSmith. LangSmith billing combines a per-seat
  subscription with usage-based charges for base traces, Fleet agent runs, and production
  deployment uptime minutes.
sources:
- https://www.langchain.com/pricing
- https://docs.langchain.com/langsmith
- 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: LangChain
serviceCategory: AI
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: LangSmith
  ServiceCategory: AI
  ProviderName: LangChain
  PublisherName: LangChain
  InvoiceIssuerName: LangChain
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: seats
  description: Per-seat monthly subscription on the Plus plan ($39/seat/month).
  unit: seat
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - user
- name: base_traces
  description: Billable base traces ingested in a month. Plus includes 10k; overage is
    $2.50 per 1,000.
  unit: trace
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - project
- name: fleet_runs
  description: Fleet agent runs executed in a month. Each plan includes a baseline allowance.
  unit: run
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - agent
- name: deployment_uptime_minutes
  description: Minutes of production deployment uptime billed at $0.0036/min on the Plus plan.
  unit: minute
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - deployment
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull LangChain billing exports and tag traces by project to map spend to teams
    and applications.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use workspace, project, and trace metadata to allocate trace, Fleet-run, and
    deployment costs to consuming services.
- name: Optimization
  description: Sample or filter low-value traces, right-size Fleet agent concurrency, and
    pause unused production deployments to reduce uptime minutes.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign each LangSmith workspace to a budget owner and review monthly trace
    and run consumption.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com