name: Openverse API FinOps
description: >
  The Openverse API is currently free for all users with no pricing tiers or
  usage-based charges. The service is maintained by Automattic/WordPress as an
  open-source public good under Creative Commons principles. The Terms of Service
  reserve the right to charge fees for heavy commercial usage in the future, but
  no such pricing is currently in effect. There are no metered costs, overage
  charges, or premium paid plans at this time.
url: https://wordpress.github.io/openverse-api/terms_of_service.html
pricing:
  model: Free
  description: >
    Completely free API with no paid tiers. Throttling is used to protect
    infrastructure rather than monetize usage. The organization reserves the
    right to charge fees for commercial or infrastructure-straining use in the
    future.
  currency: USD
  tiers:
    - name: Anonymous Access
      price: 0.00
      unit: month
      notes: No registration required; lowest rate limits apply

    - name: Standard Authenticated
      price: 0.00
      unit: month
      notes: Free OAuth2 registration; higher rate limits

    - name: Enhanced Authenticated
      price: 0.00
      unit: month
      notes: By approval only; highest publicly available rate limits

costs:
  apiCalls: 0.00
  storage: 0.00
  bandwidth: 0.00
  overages: 0.00

notes:
  - The Openverse API is a nonprofit/public-good service run by Automattic/WordPress
  - No credit card or payment method required for any tier
  - Enhanced rate limits require approval but are free
  - Terms of Service permit future commercial charges for heavy usage
  - Developers should budget for potential future pricing if building
    high-volume commercial applications
  - The API aggregates metadata from external sources; hosting costs are
    borne by the Openverse project

fundingModel:
  description: >
    Openverse is an open-source project maintained by Automattic (the company
    behind WordPress.com). Development is community-driven with contributions
    from WordPress and Creative Commons communities. Infrastructure costs are
    absorbed by the maintainer organization.
  organization: Automattic / WordPress
  openSource: true
  repository: https://github.com/WordPress/openverse