specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Stability Audio
providerId: stability-audio
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AI
- Audio
- Music Generation
- SFX
- Stability
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps view of Stable Audio. Stability runs a credit-based platform
  (1 credit = $0.01) shared across all developer-platform models. Stable Audio 2.5
  generations are reported at $0.20 each (20 credits) regardless of duration. API
  Membership ($20/mo) bundles 6,000 credits.
notes: Decide between PAYG credit packs and the $20/mo membership based on monthly Stable Audio call volume.
sources:
- https://platform.stability.ai/pricing
- https://stability.ai/stable-audio
- 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: Stability AI
serviceCategory: AI
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Prepaid Credits + Per-Generation Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Stable Audio API
  ServiceCategory: AI
  ProviderName: Stability AI
  PublisherName: Stability AI
  InvoiceIssuerName: Stability AI
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: stable_audio_generations
  description: Stable Audio 2.5 generations (20 credits each = $0.20).
  unit: generation
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - model
- name: credits_purchased
  description: Prepaid credit purchases.
  unit: USD
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: api_membership
  description: API Membership monthly fee ($20/month, 6,000 credits included).
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track per-call credit consumption in Stability platform billing dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag generations per creative project / consuming product.
- name: Optimization
  description: At ~300+ generations/month consider $20 membership over PAYG to lock in ~3.3K credits effective rate.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign a credit-budget owner per consuming product.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com