CloviAPI
Your AI spend, under control.
AI API costs have become the #1–#2 COGS line item for SaaS companies integrating AI in 2026, yet no unified cost governance tool exists for the $50M–$500M ARR operator segment. CloviAPI captures the 112,000+ SaaS companies using 3+ AI providers simultaneously, targeting a $80.6M SAM with zero-instrumentation monitoring and $19–$49/month pricing 5–10x lower than enterprise competitors, positioning for Series A or strategic acquisition by a larger billing or API tooling platform.
An overview of CloviAPI
CloviAPI is an API cost governance platform that consolidates AI provider spending across Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, ElevenLabs, Perplexity, and OpenRouter into a single dashboard with per-product attribution, budget enforcement, and anomaly detection. Built for multi-platform SaaS operators who manage 3–15 products on shared AI infrastructure and need unified cost visibility before the invoice arrives.
Built to win, not to blend in
Multi-provider cost aggregation as native feature—six major AI providers unified in one view with daily sync, solving fragmentation that no competitor addresses
Zero instrumentation required—reads existing ai_guard.py ledger without code changes, API keys, or SDKs, removing deployment friction competitors impose
Per-platform COGS attribution—uniquely identifies which product caused which cost, a dimension neither Moesif nor Amberflo provide to SMBs
Budget caps with automatic enforcement—alert → suspend workflow at under $50/month, achievable only by Amberflo at 10x the price
Embeddable white-label widget—lets operators show their own customers real-time API usage, a complete market gap unfilled by Treblle, Moesif, or Amberflo
CloviTek ecosystem native integration—automatic monitoring for CloviDecks, CloviNarrate, CloviBuilder, CloviScan with SSO, solving the multi-product operator's most acute use case
Key features
A glimpse of CloviAPI
CloviAPI ships as a fully branded, production-grade product on the CloviTek platform — integrated auth, billing, and a polished interface your team and customers can use from day one.
Built on the CloviTek stack
CloviAPI composes shared platform infrastructure and sibling products — the integrated ecosystem that makes each new product faster to build and stickier to keep. Linked tiles open that platform's page.
Connects to your stack
Designed for these teams
SaaS Portfolio Founder (Marcus, 38)—runs 3–12 AI-powered products on shared infra; no unified cost visibility; willing to pay $19–$99/month after first billing incident
Technical Co-Founder / Platform Admin (Priya, 31)—manages 80+ API keys for 12 client accounts; needs per-customer cost reporting and quota enforcement for SOC 2 compliance; values governance infrastructure at $99/month
Solo AI Product Founder (Devika, 27)—bootstrapped document intelligence SaaS; COGS must stay <28% of revenue; needs real-time per-request cost breakdown and budget forecasting for Series Seed pitch; grows into product from $19 Starter tier
Put to work
Prevent billing surprises by monitoring real-time spend and alerting before caps are hit
Attribute AI costs by product for accurate COGS calculation and per-product margin visibility
Enforce per-customer cost caps when operators offer pooled AI keys to multiple clients
Detect runaway pipelines and leaked API keys through anomaly detection before they accumulate $1,000+ charges
Enable usage-based billing by tracking per-user or per-customer AI costs for pass-through revenue models
Comply with SOC 2 audit requirements for API key quota enforcement and comprehensive audit logs
Forecast end-of-month spend by day 10 to catch budget misses early
Where it's going
Phase 1 (Launch, Jul 2026): P0 security fixes (bcrypt passwords, vault secrets, mock data removal), Stripe billing integration, CloviTek SSO, Slack/webhook alerts, landing page and pricing pages live
Phase 2 (Month 3–6): Per-platform cost attribution UI, anomaly detection engine, trial-to-paid optimization, team invite flow and role management, in-product upgrade triggers
Phase 3 (Month 6–12): Embeddable white-label usage widget (Scale-tier exclusive), SAML SSO for Team Scale, provider marketplace for community connectors (Cohere, Mistral, Together AI, Replicate), credit-based billing pass-through system integrated with Lago
Phase 4 (Year 2+): AI COGS Benchmarks quarterly report (marketing asset + market moat), self-hostable enterprise edition (Docker Compose, no external dependencies), white-label reseller program
Plans & tiers
7-day data retention, 3 platforms, 5 keys, real-time dashboard, no alerts or exports
5 platforms, 20 keys, 30-day retention, email alerts, cap management, CSV export
10 platforms, unlimited keys, 90-day retention, Slack/webhook alerts, per-platform attribution, 7-day forecasting, read-only API
Unlimited platforms/keys, 1-year retention, white-label exports, 30-day forecasting, full read+write API, 5 team seats
15 seats, 20 platforms, 1-year retention, per-user cost attribution, role-based access, monthly report delivery
Unlimited seats/platforms, 2-year retention, SAML SSO, audit logs, executive summary reports, dedicated Slack support
Pricing reflects planned standalone tiers. Platform tenants are billed through their CloviTek subscription.
Get early access to CloviAPI
CloviAPI is part of the CloviTek platform — request access and we'll provision a fully branded instance for your team and customers.