specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Midpage
providerId: midpage
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Legal
- Case Law
- Legal Research
- Search
- AI
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Midpage spend. Midpage bills per-seat subscriptions (Law
  Students & Faculty at $25/mo and Professional at $99/mo, plus AI costs for
  Drafting mode) and custom Enterprise agreements. Standalone developer
  products - the REST case-law API, MCP server, and SQL read replica - are
  arranged through the developer portal; their per-request unit economics are
  not publicly documented and are marked unreconciled here.
notes: >-
  Subscription seat prices are from the public pricing page; developer API /
  MCP / SQL usage rates are not publicly published. Verify metered developer
  pricing against the Midpage developer portal during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.midpage.ai/pricing
- https://www.midpage.ai/data
- https://app.midpage.ai/developers
- 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: Midpage
serviceCategory: Legal Technology
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Midpage
  ServiceCategory: Legal Technology
  ProviderName: Midpage
  PublisherName: Midpage
  InvoiceIssuerName: Midpage
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: subscription_seats
  description: Per-seat monthly subscriptions (Law Students & Faculty, Professional).
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: drafting_ai_costs
  description: AI costs incurred by Drafting mode, billed separately from the seat price.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - user
- name: api_requests
  description: REST case-law API calls (search, opinions/get, me) billed via the developer portal.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api_key
  - endpoint
- name: mcp_requests
  description: MCP server tool invocations by connected AI assistants.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tool
- name: sql_queries
  description: Queries executed against the SQL read replica.
  unit: queries
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track seats, Drafting AI costs, and developer API/MCP/SQL usage through the Midpage developer portal and usage dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag API keys and seats per team/matter; map spend to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size seat counts; scope search page_size and bulk reads to need; use caching of retrieved opinions to reduce repeat calls.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project/key; review subscription and usage spend monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com