specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Udio
providerId: udio
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: false
tags:
- AI
- Music Generation
- Audio
- Generative
- Songs
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  Udio does not currently provide a public API; FinOps for Udio is limited to consumer
  subscription accounting. No API charges to allocate or optimize until Udio publishes a
  developer API.
notes: Re-evaluate during the next pipeline run for any API release.
sources:
- https://www.udio.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: Udio
serviceCategory: AI
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Consumer Subscription Only
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Udio Consumer App
  ServiceCategory: AI
  ProviderName: Udio
  PublisherName: Udio
  InvoiceIssuerName: Udio
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
- name: subscription_seats
  description: Consumer Udio subscription seats.
  unit: seat
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track consumer subscription invoices.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate consumer seats to creator workflows; not applicable to API workloads.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size subscription tier per active user.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign a subscription owner per team.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com