JuliusBrussee/caveman · error · CatalogError

{label}: pricing.{field} must be numeric or null

Error message

{label}: pricing.{field} must be numeric or null

What it means

Error "{label}: pricing.{field} must be numeric or null" thrown in JuliusBrussee/caveman.

Source

Thrown at shared/provider-catalog/validate_catalog.py:148

    if row["currency"] != "USD":
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: currency must be USD")

    pricing = row["pricing"]
    if not isinstance(pricing, dict):
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing must be an object")
    pricing_unknown = set(pricing) - PRICING_KEYS
    if pricing_unknown:
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: unknown pricing field(s): {', '.join(sorted(pricing_unknown))}")
    for required in ("input_per_million", "output_per_million"):
        if required not in pricing:
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{required} is required")
    for field, value in pricing.items():
        if value is None or field == "long_context_threshold_inclusive":
            if field == "long_context_threshold_inclusive" and value is not None and not isinstance(value, bool):
                raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{field} must be boolean or null")
            continue
        if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{field} must be numeric or null")
        if not math.isfinite(value) or value < 0:
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{field} must be finite and nonnegative")
        if field == "batch_discount_fraction" and value > 1:
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.batch_discount_fraction must be <= 1")

    if not isinstance(row["capabilities"], dict):
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: capabilities must be an object")
    sources = row["sources"]
    if not isinstance(sources, list) or not sources:
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: sources must be a non-empty list")
    if any(not isinstance(source, str) or not source.startswith("https://") for source in sources):
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: every source must be HTTPS")

    verified_at = parsed_time(row["verified_at"], label)
    if verified_at > now:
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: verified_at is in the future")
    if verified_at < now - timedelta(days=120):
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: verified_at is older than 120 days")

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Solutions

1. Set the pricing field to a number or null.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at shared/provider-catalog/validate_catalog.py:148 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of JuliusBrussee/caveman@27d5a3981a (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c1729b4aac739279. Report an issue: GitHub.