specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Raycast
providerId: raycast
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Productivity
- Launcher
- Extensions
- SDK
- AI
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Raycast spend. Raycast is billed as a per-seat SaaS
  subscription, not usage-metered API consumption. Cost drivers are the count
  of Pro seats, Teams seats, and Advanced AI add-on seats. The @raycast/api SDK
  and Store publishing are free, so there is no per-call inference or API
  charge to allocate - spend is a function of how many users are licensed at
  each tier and whether they carry the AI add-on.
notes: >-
  Per-seat list prices captured from raycast.com/pricing on 2026-06-20 and are
  subject to change; verify during reconciliation. Because billing is seat-based
  rather than usage-based, optimization focuses on right-sizing seat counts and
  tiers, not on token or request reduction.
sources:
- https://www.raycast.com/pricing
- https://developers.raycast.com/
- 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: Raycast
serviceCategory: Productivity and Collaboration
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly or Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Raycast
  ServiceCategory: Productivity and Collaboration
  ProviderName: Raycast
  PublisherName: Raycast
  InvoiceIssuerName: Raycast
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: pro_seats
  description: Number of individual Pro subscriptions, billed per seat per month.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - billingCycle
- name: teams_seats
  description: Number of Teams Pro seats, billed per user per month.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - team
  - billingCycle
- name: advanced_ai_seats
  description: Seats carrying the optional Advanced AI add-on, billed per seat per month.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - team
- name: ai_messages
  description: AI messages consumed against the per-plan included allowance (quota, not a separate charge).
  unit: messages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active seat counts per tier (Free / Pro / Teams) and Advanced AI add-on attach rate from the Raycast billing console.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Teams seats to departments or cost centers; tag the AI add-on separately to see its incremental cost.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size seats - downgrade inactive Pro users to Free, reserve the Advanced AI add-on for users who need frontier models, and prefer annual billing for the per-seat discount.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign a team owner to review seat counts and add-on attach monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com