specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Matternet
providerId: matternet
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Drone Delivery
- Logistics
- Healthcare
- Autonomous
- UAS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
description: >-
  FinOps view of engaging Matternet. Matternet does not bill a usage-metered
  public API; spend is structured as commercial / partner contracts for
  deploying and operating integrated drone-logistics networks (M2 aircraft,
  Matternet Station, and cloud Software Platform) for healthcare and logistics
  customers. There is no published per-call, per-token, or per-message rate
  card, so cost allocation is contract- and delivery-based rather than
  API-usage-based. Values below are not reconciled against any published
  pricing.
notes: >-
  No public pricing or billing API exists for Matternet. Cost dimensions are
  inferred from the commercial engagement model (per-delivery, per-network,
  per-contract) and should be confirmed directly with Matternet during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.matternet.com/
- https://www.matternet.com/our-system-software-platform
- https://www.finops.org/framework/
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: Matternet
serviceCategory: Logistics and Delivery
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Commercial Contract
  billingFrequency: Contract
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Matternet Drone Logistics Network
  ServiceCategory: Logistics and Delivery
  ProviderName: Matternet
  PublisherName: Matternet
  InvoiceIssuerName: Matternet
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Commercial Contract
meters:
- name: deliveries
  description: Completed drone deliveries / flights, the operational unit of a Matternet network. Pricing is contract-based, not publicly metered.
  unit: deliveries
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - customer
  - network
- name: network_operations
  description: Operation of a deployed Matternet network (aircraft, Stations, platform) under a commercial agreement.
  unit: networks
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - customer
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: No usage/billing export API is published; obtain delivery and operations reporting directly from Matternet under the engagement.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Matternet contract costs to the healthcare/logistics program or facility consuming the drone-delivery service.
- name: Optimization
  description: Optimize at the route/network design and delivery-volume level with Matternet; there are no per-call API levers to tune.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the Matternet commercial relationship and review delivery volume against the contract.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com