AI Coding Cost Trackers, Compared
A growing set of tools read your local AI coding session files and report token usage and cost. They differ mostly on how many tools they cover and whether you get a visual interface. Here is how the main options line up.
The landscape
| Tool | Covers | Interface | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CodeBurn | 31 tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, and more) | CLI, menu bar app, web dashboard | Free, open source |
| ccusage | Claude Code (and a growing set) | CLI | Free, open source |
| tokscale | Multiple tools, with a public leaderboard | CLI | Free, open source |
Detailed comparisons
CodeBurn vs ccusage— the closest comparison, and the most common question.
The short version
If you only use Claude Code, a lean CLI like ccusage is plenty. If you run several AI coding tools or want a menu bar app and dashboard, CodeBurn gives you all of it in one place, 100% local.