finops:
  description: Stockio operates as a fully free platform with no paid subscription
    tiers or per-asset pricing. All creative assets including photos, vectors,
    icons, fonts, and videos are available at no cost for both personal and
    commercial use. There are no API usage fees documented publicly.
  model: Free
  pricing:
    currency: USD
    tiers:
      - name: Free
        price: 0.00
        unit: month
        description: Complete access to all Stockio assets and API functionality
          at no cost
    perRequest: null
    perDownload: null
    perAsset: null
  costOptimization:
    - Cache API responses locally to minimize redundant requests
    - Use specific search queries to reduce result set sizes and download only
      needed assets
    - Leverage color search and category filters to find assets efficiently
      without broad scans
    - Store downloaded assets to avoid repeated downloads of the same content
  budgetConsiderations:
    - No monetary cost associated with Stockio API usage under current model
    - Bandwidth costs for downloading high-resolution assets may apply on the
      consumer side
    - Consider CDN or local storage costs if caching large asset libraries
  notes:
    - Stockio does not publicly list paid plans or premium tiers as of June 2026
    - No public documentation of enterprise or volume licensing programs
    - Business model appears to be advertising-supported with free asset access