FINOPS · LLM Built for the FinOps Foundation principles · adapted for tokens

AI cost control for the era of tokens.

FinOps LLM is the AI cost management and LLM observability platform for engineering teams running production GenAI. Real-time attribution across OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, and Gemini · anomaly detection, chargeback, and automated optimization (routing, caching, compression) · monthly reconciliation against raw provider invoices.

Invoice-first audits 38–68% typical reduction Read-only by default Multi-cloud

Reconciled against every major provider

OpenAIAnthropicGeminiBedrock AzureGroqTogetherMistral
01 The platform

FinOps for AI, on four pillars.

FinOps LLM brings the FinOps Foundation framework — visibility, attribution, optimization, accountability — to LLM and GenAI spend. Same discipline. Different unit of cost.
PILLAR 01

Visibility

Token-level cost data ingested from every provider. Reconciled hourly. Filterable by provider, model, feature, team, customer, environment.

  • OpenAI · Anthropic · Bedrock · Gemini · Azure · Groq · Together
  • Hourly ingestion · <5 min reconciliation lag
  • Read-only by default · NDA and DPA on request
PILLAR 02

Attribution & chargeback

Every token mapped to a feature, team, and customer cohort. Monthly chargeback and showback, exported to your finance system or as CSV.

  • Custom dimensions · feature, team, tier, region
  • Cohort spend · customer-tier P&L
  • NetSuite · QuickBooks · CSV · API
PILLAR 03

Anomaly detection

Real-time alerts when spend, latency, or quality deviates from a feature's rolling baseline. Slack, PagerDuty, email — and auto-throttle when it matters.

  • Per-feature rolling baselines · seasonality-aware
  • Slack · PagerDuty · email · webhook
  • Optional auto-throttle & budget enforcement
PILLAR 04

Automated optimization

Model routing, semantic caching, and prompt compression deployed behind feature flags, A/B tested for seven days minimum, graduated only on quality & cost wins.

  • Routing tree · per-request quality classification
  • Semantic cache · sub-10ms hit latency
  • Quality SLO + auto-rollback on regression
02 Optimization

Six levers we pull, every engagement.

Most teams combine three or four. The audit ranks which dominate your spend surface and projects savings before any commitment.
0130–50%

Model routing

Each request classified by complexity and routed to the cheapest model that meets your quality bar. Reasoning to flagships; classification and extraction to small fast models.

0220–40%

Semantic caching

Near-duplicate prompts fingerprinted with embeddings; identical answers served from sub-10ms cache. Similarity thresholds tuned per feature.

0315–30%

Prompt compression

System prompts audited for redundancy. Examples deduplicated. Retrieved context compressed with LLMLingua-style techniques. Every change A/B tested.

0410–50%

Batch & async pricing

Non-interactive workloads routed to batch endpoints (up to 50% discount) with SLO-aware queueing for time-sensitive paths.

0520–35%

Provider arbitrage

Identical capability often costs 2–3× more at one provider. We route by capability-per-dollar, not by the SDK your team happened to start with.

065–15%

Fallback chains

Smart retries and tiered fallbacks beat worst-case over-provisioning. Maintain SLO without paying flagship prices on every call.

03 Engagement

Audit. Implement. Reconcile. Repeat.

Every engagement follows the same four phases. Most customers see their first reconciled provider invoice by the end of week five.
01WEEK 01
AUDIT

Map every dollar.

We ingest provider invoices, gateway logs, and usage telemetry. By Friday, you have a full map of your LLM spend — by provider, model, feature, team — ranked by dollar waste.

02WEEK 02
PLAN

Rank by waste.

The audit becomes a prioritized engineering plan respecting your compliance posture, latency SLOs, and release process. Quality guardrails agreed per endpoint. You sign off on every change.

03WEEKS 03–05
SHIP

Ship & A/B.

FinOps LLM engineers pair with yours to ship each optimization behind feature flags, A/B test for seven days vs. baseline, and graduate to 100% traffic. The cockpit goes live alongside.

04ONGOING
RECONCILE

Compound the savings.

Prices move. Traffic shifts. Models ship. The platform watches for drift; we recommend and implement follow-ups so savings compound. Every month closes with a signed Statement of Savings.

04 Results

Numbers from real engagements.

Illustrative reduction ranges from common LLM optimization levers. Real targets are set after a provider-invoice audit and workload review.
Typical reduction
38–68%

Range across engagements, depending on architecture and traffic mix.

Time to savings
3–5wks

Kickoff → first reconciled provider invoice.

Quality delta
+0.2%

Every change A/B tested for 7 days minimum.

Audit fee
$0

Free — credited against implementation.

05 Pricing

Two ways to pay.

Most teams start on Performance — the audit is free, you only pay on results. Platform tier exists for finance teams that want self-serve attribution without a managed engagement.
SELF-SERVE

Platform

Cockpit, attribution, and chargeback for teams that want visibility without a managed implementation. Bring your own optimization.

From $1,500 /mo

Annual or monthly · upgrade to Performance any time

  • Real-time spend attribution across all major providers
  • Anomaly detection · Slack & PagerDuty alerts
  • Chargeback & showback exports · NetSuite, CSV, API
  • Budget enforcement & per-team auto-throttle
  • Forecast & what-if scenario modelling
  • Email + chat support · 24h SLA
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06 FAQ

Common questions.

Missing something? Email hello@finopsllm.com — we respond within one business day.

What is FinOps for LLM?
FinOps for LLM brings the FinOps Foundation framework — visibility, attribution, optimization, and accountability — to LLM and GenAI spend. It includes per-feature and per-team chargeback, anomaly detection, budget governance, and continuous optimization of model routing, caching, and prompts.
What does FinOps LLM do?
FinOps LLM is the platform purpose-built for LLM cost intelligence. We provide real-time spend attribution across OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, and Gemini, plus automated optimization (routing, caching, compression) and monthly reconciliation against provider invoices.
How is pricing structured?
Two models. Performance — free audit, then 15–25% of verified monthly savings. Platform — flat tiers from $1,500/month for self-serve attribution and analytics. Most customers start on Performance.
How much can we save?
Typical reduction in the first full billing cycle after implementation is 38–68%, depending on architecture and traffic mix.
Which providers are supported?
OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini & Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Groq, Together, Mistral, Cohere, Fireworks, Replicate, and most OSS endpoints. Multi-provider deployments typically have the largest savings surface.
Does FinOps LLM support chargeback & showback?
Yes. Token-level attribution to providers, models, features, teams, and customer cohorts. Monthly chargeback and showback exported to NetSuite, QuickBooks, CSV, or API. Custom dimensions supported.
How do you handle customer data?
Read-only by default. Billing and usage data is enough for most attribution work. Prompt and output data is only accessed with explicit customer approval, for specific optimizations that require it. NDA and DPA available on request.
How long does implementation take?
Attribution and dashboards go live in under a week. Optimization implementation takes 3–5 weeks; savings appear on the first full provider invoice after go-live.
Will optimization hurt output quality?
No. Every routing, caching, and compression change is A/B tested against production for seven days minimum before promotion. Regressions auto-rollback. Quality is monitored continuously alongside cost.
07 Resources

Briefs, benchmarks & tools.

Long-form research for engineering and finance leaders evaluating FinOps for AI. Free, no signup, updated monthly.
GUIDE

FinOps for LLM: a complete framework

Visibility, attribution, optimization, accountability — applied to tokens. With a 30-page reference architecture.

16 MIN · MAY '26NEW
SEO GUIDE->

AI cost optimization

A practical playbook for reducing AI spend through routing, caching, batching, and prompt discipline.

8 MINMAY '26
TUTORIAL

Token-level cost attribution in production

Tagging strategies, chargeback math, and gateway integration patterns. With reference code.

11 MIN · CODE4.2K READ
OPERATIONS

LLM cost monitoring

The metrics, alerting, and owner boundaries that keep spend changes from hiding in monthly invoices.

10 MINOPS
GUIDE

Catching LLM cost anomalies before the invoice

Per-feature baselines, seasonality, and how to wire alerts that engineers won't mute.

9 MIN · TEMPLATES3.1K READ
RAG->

RAG cost optimization

Reduce retrieval-driven token waste with better chunking, tighter context caps, and selective reranking.

7 MINPRACTICAL
REFERENCE

AI FinOps glossary

Definitions for attribution, showback, chargeback, cache-read tokens, routing, and cost-per-successful-task.

REFERENCEFREE
FINANCE

LLM chargeback and showback

How to report AI spend by team and product before turning it into budget allocation.

8 MINGOVERNANCE
OPENAI

OpenAI cost attribution

Request tags, invoice reconciliation, retries, and workload classes for OpenAI spend.

7 MINPRACTICAL
ANTHROPIC->

Anthropic cost attribution

Track Anthropic spend by feature, owner, workload, and route behavior without breaking reconciliation.

7 MINNEW
ROUTING

Model routing

How to send easy requests to cheaper models and still keep quality, latency, and fallback behavior intact.

12 MINALGO
METRICS->

LLM token tracking

The request-level fields that make AI cost changes explainable to engineering and finance.

6 MINOPS
PRICE

Provider arbitrage

Compare equivalent model capability across providers without undercounting migration and overhead costs.

11 MINBENCHMARKS
DATA

LLM price-per-capability benchmark · Q2 '26

Monthly cost-per-successful-task across GPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, Llama, on standardized workloads.

UPDATED MONTHLYQ2 '26 LIVE
CASE STUDIES

Customer outcomes

Public case studies will be published only after customer approval. Until then, evaluation references are handled privately.

UNDER NDAHONEST
08 Start here

Get your AI bill under adult supervision.

Two weeks. Read-only access. We return with a full map of your spend, ranked by waste, plus a baseline our cockpit can track against. Free. No implementation commitment.

30-MIN DISCOVERY · READ-ONLY BY DEFAULT · NDA + DPA ON REQUEST · NO COMMITMENT