# Forecast

The **Forecast** page projects your AI spend for the next 30 days based on your historical pattern. Use it to plan budgets, spot trends early, and avoid surprises in next month's bill.

> **Plan requirement.** The Forecast page requires the **Scale** plan or above.

## What you see on the page

* **30-day projection** — daily forecast with a confidence band around the expected line
* **Total projected spend** — your forecast total for the next 30 days
* **Change vs. last 30 days** — direction and magnitude of the trend
* **Per-provider forecast** — separate line for each connected provider
* **Confidence indicator** — Low, Medium, or High based on your history

## How the forecast is built

Finora looks at your historical daily spend and projects it forward. The forecast captures two things:

* **Level** — your recent average spend
* **Trend** — whether you're trending up, down, or steady

Up to 24 months of history are used. The longer your history, the steadier and more accurate the projection.

## Reading the confidence band

The shaded area around the forecast line is the range your spend is most likely to fall within, assuming no big change in how you use AI.

* A **wider band** means recent volatility — the model is less sure where exactly you'll land
* A **narrower band** means stable, predictable spend

## Confidence indicator

The card at the top of the page shows one of three labels:

| Label      | Meaning                                                             |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Low**    | You have less than 30 days of history, or recent volatility is high |
| **Medium** | You have 30–90 days of history with moderate volatility             |
| **High**   | You have more than 90 days of history with low volatility           |

A **Low** confidence forecast still gives you direction, but don't write a tight finance plan against it.

## Filtering by provider

Use the provider chips at the top of the page to scope the forecast:

* All providers (default) — sum across everything
* Single provider — useful when one provider dominates and you want to see its trend on its own

The 30-day total and change-vs-last-30 numbers update as you toggle.

## What the forecast doesn't capture

* **Step changes you know are coming.** If you're about to launch a product that doubles inference traffic, the forecast won't anticipate it.
* **Provider price changes.** A provider's price drop or hike won't show up until it appears in your historical data.
* **Big weekly cycles.** The forecast smooths over consistent weekday/weekend patterns rather than modeling them.

For known one-time events, treat the forecast as a baseline and add your expected change on top.

## Comparing forecast vs. actual

Once a forecasted day passes, the page overlays actual spend on top of the projected line. Use this to:

* Calibrate how much you trust the forecast on your data
* Spot trend changes early (when actuals consistently fall above or below the forecast)

The history of past forecasts is kept for 90 days.

## Limits

| Plan       | Forecast access |
| ---------- | --------------- |
| Trial      | not available   |
| Growth     | not available   |
| Scale      | full            |
| Enterprise | full            |


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