specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Nuclia
providerId: nuclia
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AI
- RAG
- Search
- Knowledge Base
- Unstructured Data
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Nuclia (Progress Agentic RAG) spend. Nuclia bills a flat
  monthly subscription per plan (Starter, Pro, Enterprise) that bundles a
  Knowledge Box count, an indexed-data quota and a monthly Nuclia token
  allowance. The token is the unit of consumption across processing, search,
  generative answers and stored indexed data; usage above the allowance is
  billed at $0.008 per token, and each extra GB of indexed data costs 500
  tokens/month. Additional Knowledge Boxes on Pro cost $750/month each.
notes: >-
  Subscription prices, token allowances and the per-token overage rate are
  subject to change; verify against the Nuclia / Progress pricing page during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://nuclia.com/pricing/
- https://www.progress.com/agentic-rag/pricing
- https://docs.nuclia.dev/docs
- 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: Nuclia
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Nuclia RAG-as-a-Service
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Nuclia
  PublisherName: Progress
  InvoiceIssuerName: Progress
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: subscription_fee
  description: Flat monthly subscription fee per plan (Starter, Pro, Enterprise).
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: included_tokens
  description: Monthly Nuclia token allowance bundled with the subscription plan.
  unit: tokens
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: overage_tokens
  description: Tokens consumed above the plan allowance, billed at $0.008 per token.
  unit: tokens
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - knowledge_box
- name: indexed_data
  description: Indexed data stored; extra GB beyond the plan quota costs 500 tokens/month per GB.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - knowledge_box
- name: extra_knowledge_boxes
  description: Additional Knowledge Boxes beyond the plan allowance ($750/month each on Pro).
  unit: knowledge_boxes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track token consumption and indexed-data growth per Knowledge Box in the Nuclia dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Knowledge Boxes and service-account keys to teams / workloads and internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Prune stale resources to free indexed-data quota; right-size the plan to the token allowance; consolidate workloads into fewer Knowledge Boxes where possible.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per Knowledge Box; review monthly token overage and storage against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com