specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: PromptArmor
providerId: prompt-armor
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- LLM
- Security
- Prompt Injection
- Threat Detection
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of PromptArmor spend. PromptArmor is a sales-led enterprise AI
  security platform with no published usage-based price list, so cost is
  typically a negotiated subscription / contract rather than a transparent
  per-call rate. The natural cost driver is the volume of content checked and
  analyzed (Content Check and Analyze input/output calls), so usage meters are
  modeled here for internal allocation even though PromptArmor does not
  publicly expose per-call pricing.
notes: >-
  No public billing or usage-export documentation is available. The meters
  below are a FinOps modeling convenience for tracking internal consumption of
  the detection API; reconcile actual billing dimensions and any contract
  structure directly with PromptArmor.
sources:
- https://www.promptarmor.com/
- https://promptarmor.readme.io/
- 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: PromptArmor
serviceCategory: Security
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: PromptArmor
  ServiceCategory: Security
  ProviderName: PromptArmor
  PublisherName: PromptArmor
  InvoiceIssuerName: PromptArmor
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: content_check_calls
  description: Calls to /v1/check_content evaluated by the detection engine.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api_key
- name: analyze_input_calls
  description: Calls to /v1/analyze/input run through the detectors.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api_key
- name: analyze_output_calls
  description: Calls to /v1/analyze/output run through the detectors.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api_key
- name: sessions_monitored
  description: Distinct session_id values run through session-based anomaly detection.
  unit: sessions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api_key
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Tag PromptArmor API keys per application/workload and count detection calls to attribute cost even without a public per-call rate.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map API keys to internal cost centers and protected products.
- name: Optimization
  description: Apply detection where untrusted content enters the LLM (inputs) and where sensitive output leaves it, rather than on every benign call, to control volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review the negotiated PromptArmor contract against actual detection volume during renewals.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com