specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Tempus AI
providerId: tempus-ai
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Precision Medicine
- Genomics
- Healthcare
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Oncology
- Real-World Data
- AI
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Tempus AI spend. Tempus does not offer a public, usage-metered
  developer API, so there are no per-call / per-token cloud-style meters to
  manage. Costs arise instead from enterprise and partner agreements: clinical
  genomic / molecular testing billed through order workflows and payers,
  life-sciences licensing of the Lens data and AI platform, and contracted
  provider tools (Hub, One, Next) plus EHR integration. Cost management is
  governed by contract terms rather than API consumption telemetry.
notes: >-
  No usage-based API billing is published. Populate FOCUS meters only if Tempus
  launches a documented public, metered API. Until then, financial governance
  is contract-based.
sources:
- https://www.tempus.com/
- https://www.tempus.com/life-sciences/lens/
- 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: Tempus AI
serviceCategory: Healthcare and Life Sciences
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract / Enterprise
  billingFrequency: Contract-Defined
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Tempus AI Platform
  ServiceCategory: Healthcare and Life Sciences
  ProviderName: Tempus AI
  PublisherName: Tempus AI
  InvoiceIssuerName: Tempus AI
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Contract / Enterprise
meters: []
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: No public API usage telemetry exists; track spend via enterprise invoices and contract line items.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Tempus testing, Lens licensing, and provider-tool costs to programs / cost centers per contract.
- name: Optimization
  description: Optimization is negotiated at the agreement level (volume commitments, scope), not via API tier selection.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign contract owners; review enterprise spend against budget on the invoicing cadence.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com