specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: thirdweb
providerId: thirdweb
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Web3
- Blockchain
- Wallets
- Payments
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of thirdweb spend. thirdweb bills an optional monthly subscription
  (Growth, Scale, Pro) plus tiered usage: per monthly active user wallet, per
  server-wallet request, per gas-sponsored transaction, and per RPC/Insight
  request, with volume discounts at higher tiers. Bridge swaps and x402 payments
  carry a 0.3% transaction fee and AI (Nebula) usage is billed per million
  tokens.
notes: >-
  Subscription and per-unit rates are subject to change; verify against the
  thirdweb pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://thirdweb.com/pricing
- https://portal.thirdweb.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: thirdweb
serviceCategory: Web3 and Blockchain Infrastructure
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: thirdweb
  ServiceCategory: Web3 and Blockchain Infrastructure
  ProviderName: thirdweb
  PublisherName: thirdweb
  InvoiceIssuerName: thirdweb
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: subscription
  description: Monthly plan subscription (Growth, Scale, or Pro), billed flat per month.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: monthly_active_wallets
  description: Monthly active user wallets, billed per MAU with the first 1,000 free and tiered volume discounts.
  unit: wallets
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - chain
- name: server_wallet_requests
  description: Server-wallet (Engine) requests, 1,000 included monthly then tiered per-thousand.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: transactions
  description: Gas-sponsored transactions, 1,000 included monthly then tiered per-thousand.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - chain
- name: rpc_insight_requests
  description: RPC Edge and Insight requests, 1M included monthly then tiered per-million.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api
- name: bridge_fees
  description: Bridge/swap transaction fees charged at 0.3% of transaction value.
  unit: usd
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - chain
- name: x402_fees
  description: x402 payment fees charged at 0.3% of transaction value.
  unit: usd
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: ai_tokens
  description: Nebula AI tokens, billed at $3 per 1M tokens.
  unit: tokens
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull thirdweb dashboard usage and billing exports; inspect MAU, request, and transaction burn per project.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag client IDs and secret keys per app/team; map to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Cache RPC/Insight reads, batch transactions, scope monthly active wallets, and right-size the subscription tier to expected volume to capture per-unit discounts.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project/key; review wallet, transaction, and payment-fee spend monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com