specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Reducto
providerId: reducto-ai
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - Document AI
  - Credits
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for the Reducto API. Credit-based metering with per-page,
  per-cell, and per-field unit rates across Parse, Extract, Split, Edit, Classify, and Pipeline endpoints.
sources:
  - https://reducto.ai/pricing
  - https://docs.reducto.ai/reference/credit-usage
  - https://docs.reducto.ai/reference/page-billing-breakdown
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: Reducto
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  primaryUnit: credit
  secondaryUnits:
    - page
    - cell
    - field
    - document
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Reducto API
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Reducto
  PublisherName: Reducto
  InvoiceIssuerName: Reducto
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
  PricingUnit: credit
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: parse_pages
    unit: page
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - endpoint
      - mode
      - workspace
    description: Pages processed by /parse and /parse_async.
  - name: extract_pages
    unit: page
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - endpoint
      - mode
      - workspace
    description: Pages processed by /extract and /extract_async.
  - name: deep_extract_fields
    unit: field
    aggregation: sum
    description: Fields counted in Deep Extract (0.1 credits per field).
  - name: split_pages
    unit: page
    aggregation: sum
  - name: edit_pages
    unit: page
    aggregation: sum
  - name: classify_context_pages
    unit: page
    aggregation: sum
  - name: spreadsheet_cells
    unit: cell
    aggregation: sum
    description: Cell-based metering for spreadsheet parsing.
  - name: credits_consumed
    unit: credit
    aggregation: sum
    description: Aggregated credits across all operations.
discountLanes:
  - name: free_tier
    description: First 15,000 credits free on the Standard plan.
  - name: priority
    description: Priority lane on Growth tier — up to 5 active priority requests.
  - name: jobid_reuse
    description: Reusing a parse via jobid:// reference prevents double-billing across Extract / Split / Edit.
allocation:
  recommendedDimensions:
    - endpoint
    - workspace
    - tenant
    - document_type
    - region
optimization:
  recommendations:
    - Reuse parse results via jobid:// references when chaining Extract or Split.
    - Disable agentic modes on clean digital PDFs to drop from 4 to 1 credit per page.
    - Use /parse_async + webhooks to bypass sync concurrency and improve throughput per credit.
    - Tune chunking strategy to right-size downstream embedding / LLM costs.