Budget runway chart
Spend to date against the budget, and where it lands.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A budget runway chart shows spend building up through the month, split by what spends it, with a forecast to the end and the budget as a line. You see today's spend, the projected total and whether it crosses the budget. Use it for model spend, cloud cost and any monthly budget.
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Sample data: model spend in October, $10,214 to date, $19,640 forecast against a $20K budget
- Data shape
- Daily spend by source, a budget
- Good for
- Model spend, cloud cost, monthly budgets
- Avoid when
- There is no budget to compare against
- Sizes
- XS, S, M and L, re-laid out from the data
Anatomy
Inspect it like the Figma file.
The same layers, names and tokens as the component. Select one to read its size, fill and style.
Layers
101 / Budget runway
- Layer
- day 05 · 1
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 17 × 12
- Fill
- data/cat-3
- Group
- Marks · 71
Layers
101 / Budget runway
- Layer
- spend · area
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 195 × 39
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 71
Layers
101 / Budget runway
- Layer
- spend · area
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 105 × 30
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 71
Sizes
Re-laid out, never scaled.
The same data at XS, S, M and L. Every size is redrawn from the data, so text and line weights never shrink.
M against S
Width360 px480 px
Plot328 px440 px
Labels1010
Marks7171
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Will it last the month?
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Does spend build up over the period?
A budget that only burns down.
Yes: Keep the budget runway
Code and Figma
One name in Figma and in code.
Every Figma property is a prop with the same name and values. One command installs it.
Figma
chart/101-budget-runway
npx shadcn add @chartory/budget-runwayimport { BudgetRunway } from "@/components/chartory/budget-runway"import { modelSpend } from "./model-spend"export function ModelSpend() { return ( <BudgetRunway data={modelSpend} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Budget runway as a widget.
The chart in a Hearth card with a hero number and two blocks. One token set, light and dark.
EmberPreset
ChartoryDefault preset
Pick the blocks, the size and the preset for your own widget.
Read the Hearth widget docsFAQ
Budget runway questions.
What people ask before they put a budget runway in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comIt comes with the data and is drawn dashed from today to the end of the month, with the projected total at its end ($19,640 in the sample).
A few named sources plus Other. The sample has two models and Other (Atlas 3, Orion XL, other models); fold small sources into Other.
One data object in the sample’s shape: daily spend by source, a budget. The docs page lists every field and links its JSON Schema; the sample data comes with the component, so you can start from it and swap in your own.
Series take the preset’s data colours in order, and states such as up, down or warning take its status colours. Change the preset in Figma or in code to recolour every chart at once.
XS, S, M and L, in light and dark. Each size is laid out again from the data, so text and lines keep their size.
Yes. It plays in when it scrolls into view, and when the data changes every mark moves from its old place to its new one. With reduced motion on, it does not move.
Yes. The Figma component comes with Figma and Complete, the React component with Code and Complete.
Ask for it by name. The MCP server tells the agent what data it needs and runs the same command: npx shadcn add @chartory/budget-runway. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show change over time.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Change over time
Trends, levels and seasons across days, months or years.