specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Mindee
providerId: mindee
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - Document Parsing
  - OCR
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for the Mindee Document Parsing API. Credit-based metering with tiered subscription plans and per-credit overage.
sources:
  - https://mindee.com/pricing
  - https://docs.mindee.com/account-management/subscription-plans
  - https://docs.mindee.com/account-management/usage-insights
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: Mindee
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription with usage overage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  primaryUnit: credit
  secondaryUnits:
    - inference
    - page
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Mindee API
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Mindee
  PublisherName: Mindee
  InvoiceIssuerName: Mindee
  PricingCategory: Subscription with usage overage
  PricingUnit: credit
  BilledCost: derived from plan subscription + (overage credits * overage rate)
  EffectiveCost: derived per credit including overage adjustments
  ChargeCategory:
    - Usage (per-credit consumption)
    - Purchase (monthly subscription)
    - Credit (promotional or contractual credits)
  CommitmentDiscountStatus: Used for credits within included allowance; Unused for overage
  Region: global
usage:
  metrics:
    - id: credits
      unit: credit
      description: A unit of API consumption; one credit typically equals one inference on a single-page document.
    - id: inferences
      unit: inference
      description: A completed inference job across any Mindee model.
    - id: pages
      unit: page
      description: Number of document pages processed; large PDFs may consume more than one credit per inference.
costAllocation:
  dimensions:
    - account
    - workspace
    - api-key
    - model
  notes: Mindee usage insights expose per-model and per-API-key breakdowns inside the platform console.
optimization:
  recommendations:
    - Use the Split model to break multi-document batches into individual documents prior to extraction, avoiding wasted credits on misclassified pages.
    - Use the Classification model to route documents to the correct extraction model rather than running every document through every extractor.
    - Configure webhooks to avoid wasted polling overhead and reduce client-side compute.
    - Annual billing offers a 10 percent discount versus monthly billing.
    - Move to the next tier when overage cost exceeds the price gap to the next plan.