specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Tripo3D
providerId: tripo3d
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: partial
tags:
- AI
- 3D
- Generation
- API
- Mesh
- Texturing
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps view of Tripo3D. Tripo Platform bills API usage on a task-credit
  basis (separate from consumer subscriptions). Per-task credit costs vary by task type
  (text-to-3D, image-to-3D, refinement, retexture, rigging, animation).
notes: Track per-task credit consumption to attribute spend to creative workflows.
sources:
- https://platform.tripo3d.ai/docs/billing
- https://www.tripo3d.ai/api
- 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: Tripo3D (VAST)
serviceCategory: AI
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Prepaid Credits + Per-Task Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Tripo3D Platform API
  ServiceCategory: AI
  ProviderName: Tripo3D
  PublisherName: Tripo3D (VAST)
  InvoiceIssuerName: Tripo3D
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: text_to_3d_tasks
  description: Text-to-3D generation tasks.
  unit: task
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: image_to_3d_tasks
  description: Image-to-3D generation tasks.
  unit: task
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: refinement_tasks
  description: Mesh refinement / retexture / rigging / animation tasks.
  unit: task
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - operation
- name: credits_purchased
  description: Prepaid Tripo platform credit purchases.
  unit: USD
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track credit drawdown per task type in Tripo platform billing dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag tasks to consuming game / app / studio.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use Text-to-3D for drafts; reserve refinement / retexture only for final assets.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign credit-budget owner per consuming product.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com