specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Trint
providerId: trint
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Audio Transcription
- Transcription
- Speech-to-Text
- Media
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Trint spend. Trint is billed as a per-seat SaaS subscription
  (Starter, Advanced, Enterprise), typically on annual terms, rather than as
  metered pay-per-minute API usage. Cost is therefore driven primarily by the
  number of seats and the plan tier, plus the Starter monthly file cap. API
  access is bundled into the subscription (plan-dependent, with Enterprise
  recommended for heavy usage) rather than invoiced as a separate per-request
  line item.
notes: >-
  Per-seat list rates are approximate and reported by third-party reviews;
  verify on app.trint.com/plans. The dominant cost lever is seat count and tier
  selection, and - on Starter - staying within the monthly file cap. There is no
  documented per-minute or per-request API meter to reconcile.
sources:
- https://trint.com/
- https://app.trint.com/plans
- https://dev.trint.com/docs/pricing
- 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: Trint
serviceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Trint
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ProviderName: Trint
  PublisherName: Trint
  InvoiceIssuerName: Trint
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: seats
  description: Number of licensed per-seat subscriptions on the account.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: files_transcribed
  description: Media files submitted for transcription; capped monthly on the Starter tier.
  unit: files
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - user
- name: minutes_transcribed
  description: Minutes of audio/video transcribed; a useful internal utilization meter even though Trint bills per seat, not per minute.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - user
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track seats, tier, and files/minutes transcribed per user so subscription cost maps to actual usage.
- name: Allocation
  description: Assign seats and shared drives per team so subscription spend maps to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size seat counts and tiers; keep Starter users within the monthly file cap; move heavy API workloads to Enterprise where API access is intended.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per workspace and review seat utilization against the annual commitment.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com