# G06 — Consumed Unit — FOCUS Specification 1.4

- Publisher: FOCUS / Joint Development Foundation
- Primary source: [Consumed Unit — FOCUS Specification 1.4](https://focus.finops.org/docs/specification/v1-4/columns/cost-and-usage/consumed-unit/)
- Observed: 2026-10-22 (Europe/Berlin session date)
- Publication date: unknown — no reliable date established from the read
- Updated date: unknown — no reliable date established from the read
- Read status: opened and relevant section read through web tool
- Evidence locator: 3.1.31 Consumed Unit; definition and requirements
- Evidence class: primary maintainer/provider guidance; not an independent impact study

## Short evidence fragment

> Consumed Unit complements the Consumed Quantity metric.

## Researcher's reading note

Consumed Unit is a provider-specified unit of metered usage, distinct from Pricing Unit. Its nullability depends on Consumed Quantity.

## Limits and use

A common column name does not make tokens equivalent across models, tokenizers, modalities or billing rules; preserve original units and SKU context.

## Retention

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