specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: TruEra (Snowflake)
providerId: truera
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: true
tags:
- AI Evaluation
- Observability
- AI Governance
- LLM
- RAG
- Snowflake
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for TruEra/TruLens. TruLens itself is free; cost flows to the
  underlying LLM/embedding provider used as the judge model. Commercial successor on Snowflake is
  billed in Snowflake credits and appears on the Snowflake invoice — manage there using standard
  Snowflake FinOps practices.
notes: TruLens free; commercial cost is in Snowflake credits post-acquisition.
sources:
- https://www.trulens.org/
- https://www.snowflake.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: Snowflake (TruEra)
serviceCategory: AI Observability
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Free OSS / Snowflake Credits
  billingFrequency: N/A or Monthly (Snowflake)
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: TruEra / TruLens
  ServiceCategory: AI Evaluation
  ProviderName: Snowflake
  PublisherName: Snowflake (TruEra)
  InvoiceIssuerName: Snowflake
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: judge_model_tokens
  description: Tokens consumed by the LLM judge model during TruLens eval.
  unit: token
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - provider
  - model
- name: snowflake_credits
  description: Snowflake credits consumed by hosted observability features.
  unit: credit
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - warehouse
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track upstream LLM usage and Snowflake credit burn.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate to the AI feature/team being evaluated.
- name: Optimization
  description: Choose cheaper judge models; size Snowflake warehouses appropriately.
- name: Accountability
  description: AI/ML team owns eval cost; data platform team owns Snowflake account.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com