specification: FinOps Framework Alignment
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/FinOps
provider: Ready Player Me
providerId: ready-player-me
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
description: |
  FinOps alignment for the Ready Player Me commercial surface. Cost drivers are monthly active avatar
  users (MAU) per application, custom asset uploads, custom base-model production, and per-render network
  egress. Ready Player Me does not publish a FOCUS-compatible billing feed; usage data is currently
  observable only through the Studio dashboard.
sources:
  - https://readyplayer.me/developers
  - https://docs.readyplayer.me/
costDrivers:
  - id: monthly-active-avatars
    name: Monthly Active Avatars
    description: Number of unique avatar IDs touched per application per month. The dominant cost driver
      on usage-based Studio plans.
    metric: avatars
    unit: avatar
    timeFrame: month
  - id: custom-assets
    name: Custom Asset Production
    description: Bespoke wearables, hair, outfits, and accessories produced by Ready Player Me art teams
      for an application.
    metric: assets
    unit: asset
    timeFrame: contract
  - id: custom-base-models
    name: Custom Base Models
    description: Custom body types, art-style rigs, or studio-specific base models requiring engineering
      and art bandwidth.
    metric: models
    unit: model
    timeFrame: contract
  - id: render-egress
    name: Render Egress
    description: PNG and GLB egress from api.readyplayer.me and models.readyplayer.me. Cached at CDN level
      with cacheControl=true.
    metric: bytes
    unit: bytes
    timeFrame: month
focus:
  alignment: partial
  notes: Ready Player Me does not publish a FOCUS-compliant billing export. Cost data is surfaced through
    the Studio dashboard and enterprise contracts. Integrators that need FinOps-grade chargeback should
    capture render and mutation counts at their proxy layer.
recommendations:
  - id: cache-renders
    name: Cache GLB and PNG renders
    description: Always set cacheControl=true and let the CDN absorb repeated reads. Per-render egress is
      one of the few visible cost drivers that integrators control directly.
  - id: precompile-warm
    name: Precompile warm renders
    description: Use POST /v2/avatars/{avatarId}/precompile after avatar save to warm CDN caches before
      first user view.
  - id: filter-assets-aggressively
    name: Filter assets aggressively
    description: Pass filter=usable-by-user-and-app with filterApplicationId and filterUserId on every
      asset listing to keep per-application catalogs scoped and small.