# Glossary

A reference of every term that shows up in the Finora app and this guide.

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**Admin API Key** A read-only credential issued by an AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor) that's scoped to billing and admin only. Different from a project or app API key, which is scoped to making model calls. Finora always uses Admin keys.

**AI Subscription** A flat-rate AI plan you track manually in Finora — ChatGPT Team seats, Cursor seats, Midjourney, Copilot, etc. Different from your Finora plan. See [AI subscriptions](/core-features/ai-subscriptions.md).

**Allocation** The act of assigning cost to a team, project, customer, or any other tag dimension. Finora's allocation views split a total spend pie by tag category.

**Anomaly** A statistical spike in spend detected automatically by Finora. Three severity tiers: low, medium, high. Only high severity triggers a notification.

**Budget rule** A threshold you define (e.g. **$X per month** scoped to a provider or tag) that triggers email and Slack alerts when reached. See [Alerts](/core-features/alerts-and-anomalies.md).

**Connected provider** An AI provider you've linked to Finora via **Settings → API Keys** (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Google Cloud, Cursor).

**Cost event** A single line of cost data — a date, a provider, a model, an amount, and tags. The basic unit Finora works with.

**Custom dashboard** A user-built widget canvas saved to your account. Drag-and-drop, persistent, and stays consistent across your devices. Available on Scale and above.

**Custom view** A saved combination of filters (timeframe + providers + tags) you can recall in one click on the Overview page. Different from custom dashboards.

**FOCUS 1.1** The [FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification](https://focus.finops.org/), version 1.1 — the FinOps Foundation's open standard for cross-vendor cost data. Finora exports FOCUS 1.1 CSVs from Growth and above.

**Forecast** Your projected spend for the next 30 days, based on your history. Available on Scale and above.

**KPI** A named metric (built-in or custom) that summarizes your spend. Eight standard KPIs ship; custom KPIs can be authored on Growth and above. See [KPIs](/core-features/kpis.md).

**Overview** Finora's main page. KPI tiles, spend trend, top providers/tags/models, anomalies widget, recent cost events.

**Provider** A vendor that bills you for AI use — OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Google Cloud, or Cursor.

**Refresh** The automatic background process that pulls fresh cost data from your connected providers. Runs every 24 hours on Trial/Growth, every hour on Scale, every 15 minutes on Enterprise.

**Report** A polished PDF or CSV artifact generated from your spend data. Used for reviews and stakeholder sharing.

**Scheduled report** A report that regenerates on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule and emails to a list of recipients. Available on Scale and above.

**Standard CSV** Finora's native CSV export with raw cost columns. Different from FOCUS CSV. See [Standard CSV export](/exports/standard-csv.md).

**Subscription tier** Your Finora plan — Trial, Growth, Scale, or Enterprise. Determines feature access and capacity.

**Tag** A `category:value` pair attached to cost data. Drives every group-by, filter, and chargeback report.

**Token** Input or output tokens consumed by an AI call. Surfaced where the provider exposes them; required for the **Cost per 1k tokens** metric.

**Trial** The default tier for new accounts. 2 providers, 7-day history, 2 budget rules, daily refresh.

**Triggered alert** A historical record of a budget rule firing. Visible in **Alerts → Triggered**.

**Virtual tag rule** A rule that automatically applies a tag to matching cost events. Backfills history once when you save it. Enterprise only.

**Workspace** Your Finora account's named context. Today, every Finora user is their own workspace; multi-user workspaces are on the roadmap.


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