specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/

provider: Wikimedia Enterprise
providerId: wikipedia
created: '2026-05-29'
modified: '2026-05-29'
reconciled: true

tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Enterprise
  - Open Knowledge
  - Snapshot
  - Realtime

description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Wikimedia Enterprise - the commercial tier operated by Wikimedia LLC.
  Pricing is data-egress based above the free allocation; paid plans add unlimited usage, daily
  snapshots, realtime streaming, and up to 99% SLA. The native Wikimedia Foundation APIs
  (Action / Core REST / REST v1 / SPARQL / EventStreams) remain free at point of use and do not
  produce billing lines.

sources:
  - https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/pricing/
  - https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/
  - 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: Wikimedia LLC
serviceCategory: Open Knowledge Data Feeds

billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go (Data Egress)
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Adjustment
    - Credit

focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Wikimedia Enterprise
  ServiceCategory: Open Knowledge Data Feeds
  ServiceSubcategory: Snapshot / On-demand / Realtime
  ProviderName: Wikimedia LLC
  PublisherName: Wikimedia LLC
  InvoiceIssuerName: Wikimedia LLC
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage

meters:
  - name: snapshot_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - language
      - snapshot_identifier
  - name: snapshot_chunks
    unit: chunk
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - snapshot_identifier
      - chunk_identifier
  - name: ondemand_article_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - language
      - structured_contents
  - name: realtime_stream_hours
    unit: hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - language
  - name: realtime_batch_downloads
    unit: download
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - language
      - date
      - hour
  - name: structured_contents_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - language
  - name: data_egress_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_surface
      - region
  - name: sla_credit
    unit: credit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - month
      - incident

principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Wikimedia Enterprise accounts can see usage at https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/account/ -
      monthly request and chunk counts per API surface. Snapshot manifests include byte sizes,
      letting customers track egress per dataset.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Tag spend by API surface (Snapshot, On-demand, Realtime), by project (enwiki, dewiki, ...)
      and by language. Each meter above carries those dimensions; combine with the wikidata-scholarly
      vs main split to allocate research vs production load.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Use Snapshot rather than On-demand for predictable bulk loads; use the free Foundation REST
      v1 endpoint for low-cardinality cached reads; subscribe to Realtime only for use cases that
      truly need sub-hour freshness; cache structured contents locally and refresh on the documented
      cadence to avoid repeated egress.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Wikimedia Enterprise customers should designate an owner per dataset family; review monthly
      usage versus the negotiated plan ceiling; configure alerting on the SLA breach Retry-After
      and 429 response codes. Cross-charge teams that bypass the cache layer or pull realtime when
      hourly batches would suffice.