specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sonix
providerId: sonix
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Audio Transcription
- Transcription
- Speech-to-Text
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Sonix spend. Sonix cost is driven primarily by hours of audio
  and video transcribed and translated, plus AI-workspace hours consumed by AI
  analysis. On pay-as-you-go the rate is a flat $10 per hour; on the Core,
  Advanced, and Pro subscriptions a monthly (or annual) fee bundles a block of
  transcription/translation and AI hours plus storage, with per-seat add-ons.
  API usage draws down the same allowances as the web app, so programmatic
  transcription is metered identically. Enterprise agreements cover high-volume
  and compliance-driven usage with custom pricing.
notes: >-
  Per-unit rates were sourced from the public Sonix pricing page and are not
  reconciled against a live invoice here. The dominant cost meters are
  transcription/translation hours and AI-workspace hours; storage is a
  secondary, plan-bounded quota. Verify current rates at https://sonix.ai/pricing.
sources:
- https://sonix.ai/pricing
- https://sonix.ai/api
- https://sonix.ai/docs/api
- 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: Sonix
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sonix
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Sonix
  PublisherName: Sonix
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sonix
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: transcription_hours
  description: Hours of audio/video transcribed and translated, billed at $10/hr on pay-as-you-go or drawn from a plan's bundled hours.
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - folder
- name: ai_workspace_hours
  description: Hours of AI analysis (summaries, chapters, sentiment, entities) drawn from the AI-workspace allowance.
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: storage
  description: Media and transcript storage held in the account, bounded by plan quota (5 GB to 100 GB).
  unit: bytes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: seats
  description: Additional user seats beyond the one included per plan, at $25/mo each.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track transcription/translation hours and AI-workspace hours per account and folder; monitor consumption against the plan's monthly allowance.
- name: Allocation
  description: Organize media into folders per team or project so hours and storage map to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Choose pay-as-you-go vs a subscription based on monthly hour volume; scope AI analysis to media that needs it; prune stored media to stay within the storage quota.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per folder and review monthly hour and seat usage against the subscription tier before overage or upgrade.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com