specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sieve
providerId: sieve
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AI
- Video
- Audio
- Media Processing
- Async Jobs
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Sieve spend. Sieve bills usage-based: prebuilt solution apps
  are metered per minute or per hour of media processed (e.g. dubbing per
  minute, transcription per hour), while other public apps and custom functions
  are metered per second of compute on the underlying GPU/CPU hardware. Spend is
  driven by media duration, the app/function chosen, and the hardware tier the
  function runs on.
notes: >-
  Per-app and per-hardware rates are subject to change; verify against the Sieve
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.sievedata.com/pricing
- https://docs.sievedata.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: Sieve
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sieve
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Sieve
  PublisherName: Sieve
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sieve
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: media_minutes_processed
  description: Minutes of media processed by per-minute solution apps (e.g. dubbing, lipsync, background removal, SAM 2), billed per minute.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - function
- name: media_hours_processed
  description: Hours of media processed by per-hour solution apps (e.g. transcription, audio enhance, autocrop, active speaker detection), billed per hour.
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - function
- name: compute_seconds
  description: Seconds of compute used by public apps and custom functions, priced per second by the GPU/CPU hardware tier the function runs on.
  unit: seconds
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - function
  - hardware
- name: free_credit
  description: $20 of free credit applied against usage on the Starter plan.
  unit: credit
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Inspect per-job and per-function spend in the Sieve dashboard; map media minutes/hours and compute seconds to workloads.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag jobs per workload/team and map functions and hardware tiers to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Choose cheaper hardware tiers (T4/L4/CPU over A100) for custom functions; pick the lower-cost voice/model variant of a solution app; trim input media duration; cache or reuse outputs.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project/key; review per-function spend monthly against budget and use Production usage discounts at scale.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com