spec: FinOps Framework 1.0
provider: Neuphonic
providerId: neuphonic
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12
focusVersion: '1.0'

billingModel:
  type: subscription
  description: >
    Neuphonic uses a tiered subscription model with a free entry tier,
    a fixed-price Business plan at $79/month, and custom Enterprise pricing
    negotiated with the sales team. Usage within each tier is not metered
    per character or per request in any publicly documented way; access
    and concurrency scale with plan level.
  tiers:
    - name: Free
      price: 0
      currency: USD
      period: monthly
    - name: Business
      price: 79
      currency: USD
      period: monthly
    - name: Enterprise
      price: custom
      currency: USD
      period: monthly

focusColumns:
  - column: ProviderName
    value: Neuphonic
  - column: ServiceName
    value: Neuphonic TTS API
  - column: ServiceCategory
    value: AI and Machine Learning
  - column: ChargeType
    value: Usage
  - column: BillingCurrency
    value: USD
  - column: PricingUnit
    value: Subscription
  - column: PricingQuantity
    value: 1

meters:
  - name: TTS API Requests
    description: >
      Text-to-speech synthesis requests via SSE or WebSocket endpoints.
      No publicly documented per-request or per-character pricing; access
      is bundled within plan tier.
    unit: requests
    metered: false
    planDependent: true

  - name: Voice Cloning
    description: >
      Voice cloning operations accepting audio files up to 10MB. Available
      on Business and Enterprise plans. Per-clone pricing is not publicly
      documented.
    unit: clones
    metered: false
    planDependent: true

  - name: Agent Sessions
    description: >
      Conversational AI agent sessions using the Agent API. Available on
      Business and Enterprise plans.
    unit: sessions
    metered: false
    planDependent: true

principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >
      Neuphonic offers a free playground at app.neuphonic.com for testing
      and experimentation, enabling cost-free evaluation before committing
      to a paid plan.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >
      Annual Business plan billing ($948/year) provides approximately a
      one-month discount compared to monthly billing ($948 vs $948), giving
      predictable annual spend.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >
      Enterprise pricing is negotiated directly with the Neuphonic sales
      team, enabling custom cost structures aligned to actual usage volume
      and deployment requirements.