specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Speechify
providerId: speechify
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Text to Speech
- Voice
- Speech Synthesis
- Voice Cloning
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Speechify Voice API spend. Speechify bills text-to-speech
  usage on a per-character basis (billable characters returned per synthesis
  request), with a free Starter allowance, a Pay-As-You-Go per-million-character
  rate covering both /v1/audio/speech and /v1/audio/stream, and custom
  Enterprise agreements. Voice cloning is included on paid plans. Exact rates
  vary and are not reconciled here.
notes: >-
  Per-character rates and allowances are subject to change; verify against the
  Speechify API pricing page during reconciliation. Some API tier details
  require contacting Speechify sales.
sources:
- https://speechify.com/pricing-api/
- https://docs.sws.speechify.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: Speechify
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Speechify Voice API
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Speechify
  PublisherName: Speechify
  InvoiceIssuerName: Speechify
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: billable_characters
  description: >-
    Characters synthesized to speech via /v1/audio/speech and /v1/audio/stream,
    returned as billable_characters_count and billed per 1M characters.
  unit: characters
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - voice
  - model
- name: streamed_characters
  description: >-
    Characters synthesized through the streaming endpoint; billed under the
    same per-character rate as non-streaming synthesis.
  unit: characters
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - voice
- name: voice_clones
  description: Personal voice clones created via POST /v1/voices on paid plans.
  unit: voices
  aggregation: count
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track billable_characters_count returned per request and reconcile against monthly invoices per API key.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag API keys per workload/team and map character burn to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Trim and normalize input text, reuse synthesized audio where possible, and pick the smallest sufficient model (simba-english vs simba-multilingual).
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project/key and review per-character spend monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com