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4 local tools reveal hidden AI usage and costs
A developer built four open-source tools that analyze local AI tool usage data without sending it anywhere. One tool, tokenops, showed that input prompts accounted for only 0.3% of Claude Code costs, while cache reads made up 72%. The tools run locally and are available on GitHub.
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The tools highlight how little visibility developers have into AI spending, but the specific cost breakdown may not generalize to all users or models.
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Your AI-tool usage is invisible. Here are 4 tiny local tools to see it. →
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