specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: ZeroDev
providerId: zerodev
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Account Abstraction
- ERC-4337
- Paymaster
- Bundler
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of ZeroDev spend. ZeroDev bills a flat monthly plan fee
  (Developer / Growth / Scale / Enterprise) that includes a pool of Credits
  consumed by UserOperations and infra calls, plus an included gas-sponsorship
  budget. The two primary cost drivers are (1) Credit consumption from UserOp
  volume across the bundler and paymaster RPCs and (2) on-chain gas sponsored to
  users via the paymaster, which is drawn from the included allowance and then
  billed at cost. Paying gas with ERC-20s and self-funded paymasters shift gas
  cost onto the end user or the project's own deposited funds.
notes: >-
  Plan fees, included Credits, and included gas-sponsorship amounts are subject
  to change; verify against the ZeroDev pricing page and dashboard usage during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://zerodev.app/pricing
- https://docs.zerodev.app/meta-infra/rpcs
- 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: ZeroDev
serviceCategory: Web3 Infrastructure
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: ZeroDev Meta-Infrastructure
  ServiceCategory: Web3 Infrastructure
  ProviderName: ZeroDev
  PublisherName: ZeroDev
  InvoiceIssuerName: ZeroDev
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription + Usage-Based
meters:
- name: plan_fee
  description: Flat monthly plan subscription (Developer / Growth / Scale / Enterprise).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: credits
  description: Credits consumed by UserOperations and bundler/paymaster infra calls.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
  - chain
- name: user_operations
  description: UserOperations submitted via eth_sendUserOperation through the bundler RPC.
  unit: operations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
  - chain
- name: sponsored_gas
  description: On-chain gas sponsored to users via the paymaster, drawn from the included budget then billed at cost.
  unit: usd_gas
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
  - chain
- name: erc20_gas
  description: Gas paid by end users in ERC-20 tokens via the ERC-20 paymaster (zd_getERC20PaymasterAddress).
  unit: tokens
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
  - gasToken
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull ZeroDev dashboard usage; track Credit burn and sponsored-gas spend per project and chain.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use one project per app/team; map projects to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Tighten paymaster sponsorship policies; route gas to ERC-20 or self-funded paymasters where users can pay; use UltraRelay for cost efficiency; pick the right plan tier to match UserOp volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project; review Credit and gas-sponsorship spend monthly against budget and plan allowance.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com