specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Raydium
providerId: raydium
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Solana
  - DEX
  - On-chain
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Raydium. There is no SaaS bill. Cost is Solana priority-fee gas (paid in SOL)
  and per-pool swap fee (paid in trade asset). FinOps allocation is by wallet and by program
  interaction; the public REST API is free.
sources:
  - https://docs.raydium.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: Raydium DAO
serviceCategory: DeFi Protocol
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: On-chain Usage Fee
  billingFrequency: Per Transaction
  billingCurrency: SOL
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Raydium AMM/CLMM
  ServiceCategory: DeFi Protocol
  ProviderName: Raydium DAO
  PublisherName: Raydium DAO
  InvoiceIssuerName: On-chain
  BillingCurrency: SOL
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: priority_fee
    description: Solana priority-fee gas per swap or LP operation.
    unit: lamport
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - wallet
      - pool
  - name: pool_swap_fee
    description: Per-pool swap fee (typically 0.25% AMM, variable CLMM).
    unit: percent_of_notional
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - wallet
      - pool
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Pull on-chain swap events into FinOps store; tag by wallet and pool.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate priority fees and swap fees to consuming desk by wallet.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Bundle swaps into single Solana transactions; tune priority fees.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Assign a wallet owner per executing strategy; reconcile monthly.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com