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Cost Tracker by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Cost Tracker
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Cost Tracker

AI spending monitor — track costs across OpenRouter models with daily, weekly, and monthly reports. Budget limits with alerts, per-model analysis, savings recommendations, and historical tracking via SQLite. Use for controlling AI costs and optimizing model selection.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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💰 Cost Tracker

AI spending monitor for OpenRouter. Track per-model costs, get daily/weekly/monthly reports, set budget alerts, and get savings recommendations.

Usage

# Fetch and store current usage from OpenRouter
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py fetch

# Show spending reports
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py report --period daily
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py report --period weekly
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py report --period monthly

# Per-model breakdown
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py models

# Set monthly budget + check status
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py budget --set 25.00
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py budget --check

# Savings recommendations
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py savings

# Export data as JSON
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py export --format json
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py export --format csv

Features

Live Usage Fetch — Pulls real spending data from OpenRouter's /api/v1/auth/key endpoint
Per-Model Tracking — See which models cost you the most
Period Reports — Daily, weekly, monthly summaries with trends
Budget Alerts — Set limits and get warned at 80% threshold
Savings Tips — Identifies cheaper models that could handle the same workload
Historical Data — SQLite storage for long-term trend analysis
Export — JSON or CSV export for spreadsheets

Data Storage

All data stored in {baseDir}/data/cost_tracker.db (SQLite).

Credits

Built by M. Abidi | agxntsix.ai YouTube | GitHub Part of the AgxntSix Skill Suite for OpenClaw agents.

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---name: cost-trackerdescription: AI spending monitor — track costs across OpenRouter models with daily, weekly, and monthly reports. Budget limits with alerts, per-model analysis, savings recommendations, and historical tracking via SQLite. Use for controlling AI costs and optimizing model selection.license: MIT--- # 💰 Cost Tracker AI spending monitor for OpenRouter. Track per-model costs, get daily/weekly/monthly reports, set budget alerts, and get savings recommendations. ## Usage ```bash # Fetch and store current usage from OpenRouter python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py fetch # Show spending reports python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py report --period daily python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py report --period weekly python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py report --period monthly # Per-model breakdown python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py models # Set monthly budget + check status python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py budget --set 25.00 python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py budget --check # Savings recommendations python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py savings # Export data as JSON python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py export --format json python3 {baseDir}/scripts/cost_tracker.py export --format csv ``` ## Features - **Live Usage Fetch** — Pulls real spending data from OpenRouter's `/api/v1/auth/key` endpoint - **Per-Model Tracking** — See which models cost you the most - **Period Reports** — Daily, weekly, monthly summaries with trends - **Budget Alerts** — Set limits and get warned at 80% threshold - **Savings Tips** — Identifies cheaper models that could handle the same workload - **Historical Data** — SQLite storage for long-term trend analysis - **Export** — JSON or CSV export for spreadsheets ## Data Storage All data stored in `{baseDir}/data/cost_tracker.db` (SQLite). ## Credits Built by [M. Abidi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-ali-abidi) | [agxntsix.ai](https://www.agxntsix.ai) [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@aiwithabidi) | [GitHub](https://github.com/aiwithabidi) Part of the **AgxntSix Skill Suite** for OpenClaw agents. 📅 **Need help setting up OpenClaw for your business?** [Book a free consultation](https://cal.com/agxntsix/abidi-openclaw)

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