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How to Track AI API Usage and Costs Across Multiple Providers

· Alexander Brandt · 1m 51s read

How to Track AI API Usage and Costs Across Multiple Providers

If you use multiple AI APIs — Claude for coding, Copilot for completions, Mistral for experiments — keeping track of spending and quota usage across providers is a pain. Each has its own dashboard, its own billing page, its own rate limits.

AI Usage Tracker puts all of that into a single compact window.

The problem

Most developers using AI APIs face these issues:

  • Scattered dashboards — each provider has its own usage page
  • No unified cost view — you have to manually sum spending across providers
  • Quota surprises — hitting rate limits mid-work because you didn't check remaining capacity
  • No pace projection — knowing you've used 60% of your quota doesn't tell you if you'll run out before the reset window

What AI Usage Tracker does

It's a Windows tray utility (also runs on Linux) that monitors all your AI APIs from one place:

FeatureDetails
Unified dashboardCurrent spend and token usage across all providers at a glance
Pace projectionEstimates whether you'll exhaust your quota before the reset window
Tray integrationAuto-hide when focus is lost, individual tray icons per provider
Live progress bars"Core Temp" style bars in the tray icon
Auto-discoveryScans environment variables and Claude Code credentials for API keys
Auto-updatesNotifies you of new releases

Supported providers

ProviderIntegrationStatus
GitHub CopilotOAuth Device FlowTested
Anthropic Claude CodeAuto-detectedPartially tested
MistralAPI KeyTested
DeepSeekAPI KeyBeta
Kimi (Moonshot)API KeyBeta
MinimaxAPI KeyBeta
OpenAI CodexOAuthBeta
GeminiPlanned
OpenRouterPlanned

Pace projection explained

The pace feature is the most useful part. It doesn't just show current usage — it projects whether you'll hit your limit:

  • Headroom (green) — projected usage under 70% of quota
  • On pace (green) — projected 70–100%, you're fine
  • Over pace (red) — projected to exceed the limit before reset

This works for both 5-hour burst windows and 7-day rolling windows.

Installation

Download from GitHub Releases, run the installer, and it auto-detects your API keys. Configuration is stored locally in auth.json.

FAQ

How do I track my AI API spending?

AI Usage Tracker is a free open-source dashboard that monitors usage, costs, and quotas across multiple AI providers from a single compact window. It auto-detects API keys from environment variables and Claude Code credentials.

What AI providers can I monitor?

GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude Code, Mistral, DeepSeek, Kimi (Moonshot), Minimax, OpenCode Zen, Synthetic, Z.AI, and OpenAI Codex. Gemini and OpenRouter support is planned.