# an LLM cost tracking tool

**This is a crowded, active category: the gap is not basic cost tracking, but better per-tenant, per-feature, and budget-enforced LLM spend control.**

Confidence: high  ·  124 signals  ·  checked 2026-08-01

[Full report with live links](https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-llm-cost-tracking-tool)

## Who is already building this

*From data*

- BerriAI/litellm is the biggest player here: 55,331 stars, last push 2026-08-02, and it explicitly includes cost tracking plus guardrails, load balancing, and logging.
  - [BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) `github` — 2023-07-27
- AgentOps-AI/agentops has 5,748 stars, last push 2026-06-25, and positions itself as an SDK for AI agent monitoring, LLM cost tracking, and benchmarking.
  - [AgentOps-AI/agentops](https://github.com/AgentOps-AI/agentops) `github` — 2023-08-15
- ENTERPILOT/GoModel has 1,033 stars, last push 2026-08-01, and bundles cost tracking with observability, routing, real-time logs, and usage tracking.
  - [ENTERPILOT/GoModel](https://github.com/ENTERPILOT/GoModel) `github` — 2025-12-05
- ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch has 949 stars, last push 2026-08-01, and offers unified proxying, audit logs, rate limiting, and cost tracking.
  - [ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch](https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch) `github` — 2026-04-02
- Other active open-source competitors include toktrack at 180 stars, openclaw-dashboard at 697 stars, llmio at 315 stars, pydantic-ai-shields at 87 stars, and tokview at 65 stars; all are still maintained except madviking/pydantic-ai-scaffolding, which is slower with last push 2025-10-09.
  - [tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard](https://github.com/tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard) `github` — 2026-02-10
  - [atopos31/llmio](https://github.com/atopos31/llmio) `github` — 2025-08-06
  - [mag123c/toktrack](https://github.com/mag123c/toktrack) `github` — 2026-01-26
  - [vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields](https://github.com/vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields) `github` — 2025-12-28
  - [headroomlabs-ai/tokview](https://github.com/headroomlabs-ai/tokview) `github` — 2026-05-28
  - [madviking/pydantic-ai-scaffolding](https://github.com/madviking/pydantic-ai-scaffolding) `github` — 2025-05-23
- Registry usage shows smaller but real adoption for supporting tools: inferock-bench has 2,770 downloads last month, @hazeljs/observability has 688, @shipgauge/node has 304, tracklyng has 95, and @llmtracer/sdk has 46.
  - [npm: inferock-bench](https://www.npmjs.com/package/inferock-bench) `registries` — 2026-07-21
  - [npm: @hazeljs/observability](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@hazeljs/observability) `registries` — 2026-07-27
  - [npm: @shipgauge/node](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shipgauge/node) `registries` — 2026-07-13
  - [npm: tracklyng](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tracklyng) `registries` — 2026-06-15
  - [npm: @llmtracer/sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@llmtracer/sdk) `registries` — 2026-05-06

## What people actually say

*From data*

- "Users have no visibility into their API token consumption or costs." This is a direct feature request from a product issue, and it matches the core pain very closely.
  - [Add Token Usage Tracking and Cost Estimation for LLM API Calls](https://github.com/accordproject/template-playground/issues/415) `githubissues` — 2025-12-14
- "The current LLM tracking only supports the total LLM cost." This complaint asks for more granular tracking, not just a total.
  - [Per-proposal reflection LLM cost tracking](https://github.com/gepa-ai/gepa/issues/331) `githubissues` — 2026-04-13
- "Cost tracking" is what the reporter wants for an individual LLM, along with time-based spend tracking in a verification table.
  - [(Feature): Cost Tracking for individual LLM + Introduction of time in verification table ](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/1487) `githubissues` — 2024-01-18
- "We have a multi-tenant architecture with all tenants using our OpenAI API key. We want to track LLM costs per customer." This is a concrete first-hand need from a Discourse thread.
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
- "I’ve been experimenting with agent-based features and one thing that surprised me is how hard it is to estimate API costs." This HN post shows the pain in agent workflows, not just simple chat apps.
  - [Ask HN: How are people forecasting AI API costs for agent workflows?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47332177) `hackernews` — 2026-03-11

## People asking to be sold to

*From data*

- "We want to track LLM costs per customer (and for every feature they use)." That is a stated buying need for per-tenant and per-feature accounting.
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
- "Display token consumption, cost, usage over time for budgeting, and export usage data for accounting." This is a clear request for a tool, not just a complaint.
  - [Add Token Usage Tracking and Cost Estimation for LLM API Calls](https://github.com/accordproject/template-playground/issues/415) `githubissues` — 2025-12-14
- "Track the specific costs spent by an LLM" and "A time(column) in the verification table would be beneficial to track the total spend of a user over a period of time." This shows willingness to use a tool for spend reporting.
  - [(Feature): Cost Tracking for individual LLM + Introduction of time in verification table ](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/1487) `githubissues` — 2024-01-18
- "I’ve been building AI agents at work and... surprise LLM bills from untracked token usage" is a buying signal for observability that includes cost control.
  - [Ask HN: How are you monitoring AI agents in production?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47301395) `hackernews` — 2026-03-08
- "I was burning through $200+/month on Claude API calls and had no idea where it was going." This HN author is explicitly motivated by cost visibility.
  - [Show HN: CacheLens – Local-first cost tracking proxy for LLM APIs](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47361756) `hackernews` — 2026-03-13

## Where the opening is

*Model estimate*

- The market data does not show a clear gap in basic LLM cost tracking; that is already a crowded feature across gateways, dashboards, SDKs, and proxies.
  - [BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) `github` — 2023-07-27
  - [AgentOps-AI/agentops](https://github.com/AgentOps-AI/agentops) `github` — 2023-08-15
  - [ENTERPILOT/GoModel](https://github.com/ENTERPILOT/GoModel) `github` — 2025-12-05
  - [ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch](https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch) `github` — 2026-04-02
  - [tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard](https://github.com/tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard) `github` — 2026-02-10
  - [atopos31/llmio](https://github.com/atopos31/llmio) `github` — 2025-08-06
  - [mag123c/toktrack](https://github.com/mag123c/toktrack) `github` — 2026-01-26
  - [npm: inferock-bench](https://www.npmjs.com/package/inferock-bench) `registries` — 2026-07-21
  - [inferock/inferock-bench](https://github.com/inferock/inferock-bench) `github` — 2026-07-02
  - [npm: @hazeljs/observability](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@hazeljs/observability) `registries` — 2026-07-27
  - [vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields](https://github.com/vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields) `github` — 2025-12-28
  - [Inebrio/Routerly](https://github.com/Inebrio/Routerly) `github` — 2026-02-27
  - [headroomlabs-ai/tokview](https://github.com/headroomlabs-ai/tokview) `github` — 2026-05-28
  - [JingbiaoMei/Tokdash](https://github.com/JingbiaoMei/Tokdash) `github` — 2026-02-24
  - [npm: @shipgauge/node](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shipgauge/node) `registries` — 2026-07-13
  - [sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker](https://github.com/sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker) `github` — 2026-04-16
  - [prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor](https://github.com/prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor) `github` — 2025-06-18
  - [burn0-dev/burn0](https://github.com/burn0-dev/burn0) `github` — 2026-03-19
  - [Instawork/llm-proxy](https://github.com/Instawork/llm-proxy) `github` — 2025-07-29
  - [npm: @flow-a2a/plugin](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@flow-a2a/plugin) `registries` — 2026-06-22
  - [npm: tracklyng](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tracklyng) `registries` — 2026-06-15
  - [npm: @llmtracer/sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@llmtracer/sdk) `registries` — 2026-05-06
- The more specific gap is per-tenant and per-feature cost breakdowns with budget enforcement, because that appears in complaints and dashboards but not as the main focus of most projects.
  - [AI Usage Analytics – Real-time budget enforcement and PII redaction for LLM](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923106) `hackernews` — 2026-04-27
  - [TC-843: Ops Console — LLM Cost Tracking](https://github.com/SMC-Consulting/voice-agent-qa/issues/755) `githubissues` — 2026-03-31
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
  - [LLM cost tracking + daily alert (`trading:llm_cost_today`)](https://github.com/texastoasters/trading-system/issues/171) `githubissues` — 2026-05-09
- Another gap is separating model spend from the rest of AI product economics; one Discourse post says founders often track only LLM tokens while ignoring Twilio minutes, retries, support time, and failure rates.
  - [AI Startups: Pricing, Price-Tracking & Customer Value question for AI Agents](https://community.openai.com/t/ai-startups-pricing-price-tracking-customer-value-question-for-ai-agents/1250277/5) `discourse` — 2026-01-28
- Several tools mention cost tracking, but the signals do not show strong evidence of a dedicated product centered on accounting-grade export, audit-ready cost ledgers, and customer-level billing workflows.
  - [Add Token Usage Tracking and Cost Estimation for LLM API Calls](https://github.com/accordproject/template-playground/issues/415) `githubissues` — 2025-12-14
  - [(Feature): Cost Tracking for individual LLM + Introduction of time in verification table ](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/1487) `githubissues` — 2024-01-18
  - [sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker](https://github.com/sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker) `github` — 2026-04-16
  - [TC-843: Ops Console — LLM Cost Tracking](https://github.com/SMC-Consulting/voice-agent-qa/issues/755) `githubissues` — 2026-03-31
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21

## How big the market might be

*Model estimate*

- This search found 12 named open-source projects, with 11 active and 1 slow.
  - [BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) `github` — 2023-07-27
  - [AgentOps-AI/agentops](https://github.com/AgentOps-AI/agentops) `github` — 2023-08-15
  - [ENTERPILOT/GoModel](https://github.com/ENTERPILOT/GoModel) `github` — 2025-12-05
  - [ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch](https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch) `github` — 2026-04-02
  - [tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard](https://github.com/tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard) `github` — 2026-02-10
  - [atopos31/llmio](https://github.com/atopos31/llmio) `github` — 2025-08-06
  - [mag123c/toktrack](https://github.com/mag123c/toktrack) `github` — 2026-01-26
  - [adham90/ruby_llm-agents](https://github.com/adham90/ruby_llm-agents) `github` — 2025-11-25
  - [inferock/inferock-bench](https://github.com/inferock/inferock-bench) `github` — 2026-07-02
  - [vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields](https://github.com/vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields) `github` — 2025-12-28
  - [Inebrio/Routerly](https://github.com/Inebrio/Routerly) `github` — 2026-02-27
  - [headroomlabs-ai/tokview](https://github.com/headroomlabs-ai/tokview) `github` — 2026-05-28
  - [madviking/pydantic-ai-scaffolding](https://github.com/madviking/pydantic-ai-scaffolding) `github` — 2025-05-23
  - [sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker](https://github.com/sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker) `github` — 2026-04-16
  - [prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor](https://github.com/prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor) `github` — 2025-06-18
  - [burn0-dev/burn0](https://github.com/burn0-dev/burn0) `github` — 2026-03-19
  - [Instawork/llm-proxy](https://github.com/Instawork/llm-proxy) `github` — 2025-07-29
- There were 29 first-hand complaints and 11 stated wants across the collected signals.
  - [(Proposal) `llm` Token Cost Tracking](https://github.com/simonw/llm/issues/1039) `githubissues` — 2025-05-16
  - [Add Token Usage Tracking and Cost Estimation for LLM API Calls](https://github.com/accordproject/template-playground/issues/415) `githubissues` — 2025-12-14
  - [Per-proposal reflection LLM cost tracking](https://github.com/gepa-ai/gepa/issues/331) `githubissues` — 2026-04-13
  - [(Feature): Cost Tracking for individual LLM + Introduction of time in verification table ](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/1487) `githubissues` — 2024-01-18
  - [Cached_tokens tracking on AI agent LLM nodes](https://community.n8n.io/t/cached-tokens-tracking-on-ai-agent-llm-nodes/296747/2) `discourse` — 2026-05-26
  - [Tracking: optimize LLM cost & throughput (ADR-0007)](https://github.com/nicholasbraun/job-crawler-poc/issues/37) `githubissues` — 2026-07-08
  - [LLM provider observability / cost tracking](https://github.com/aminansaricom-bot/mlino_platform/issues/8) `githubissues` — 2026-07-11
  - [AI Startups: Pricing, Price-Tracking & Customer Value question for AI Agents](https://community.openai.com/t/ai-startups-pricing-price-tracking-customer-value-question-for-ai-agents/1250277/5) `discourse` — 2026-01-28
  - [AI Usage Analytics – Real-time budget enforcement and PII redaction for LLM](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923106) `hackernews` — 2026-04-27
  - [TC-843: Ops Console — LLM Cost Tracking](https://github.com/SMC-Consulting/voice-agent-qa/issues/755) `githubissues` — 2026-03-31
  - [Ask HN: How are people forecasting AI API costs for agent workflows?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47332177) `hackernews` — 2026-03-11
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
  - [Ask HN: How are you monitoring AI agents in production?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47301395) `hackernews` — 2026-03-08
  - [No token usage or cost tracking for LLM API calls](https://github.com/rajat-wyrm/intelliview-orchestrator/issues/116) `githubissues` — 2026-07-07
  - [LLM cost tracking + daily alert (`trading:llm_cost_today`)](https://github.com/texastoasters/trading-system/issues/171) `githubissues` — 2026-05-09
  - [AI Startups: How Do You Handle Billing for your AI product?](https://community.openai.com/t/ai-startups-how-do-you-handle-billing-for-your-ai-product/1126711/6) `discourse` — 2025-09-16
- The biggest live project is BerriAI/litellm with 55,331 stars and last push 2026-08-02.
  - [BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) `github` — 2023-07-27
- Registry usage is real but scattered: inferock-bench has 2,770 downloads last month, @hazeljs/observability has 688, @shipgauge/node has 304, and tracklyng has 95.
  - [npm: inferock-bench](https://www.npmjs.com/package/inferock-bench) `registries` — 2026-07-21
  - [npm: @hazeljs/observability](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@hazeljs/observability) `registries` — 2026-07-27
  - [npm: @shipgauge/node](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shipgauge/node) `registries` — 2026-07-13
  - [npm: tracklyng](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tracklyng) `registries` — 2026-06-15
- Matching community threads showed up on community.n8n.io, community.openai.com, and meta.discourse.org.
  - [Cached_tokens tracking on AI agent LLM nodes](https://community.n8n.io/t/cached-tokens-tracking-on-ai-agent-llm-nodes/296747/2) `discourse` — 2026-05-26
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
  - [Add trailing response headers for token cost information](https://community.openai.com/t/add-trailing-response-headers-for-token-cost-information/1332635/5) `discourse` — 2025-08-03

## What could go wrong

*Model estimate*

- Competition risk is high because the category already has a dominant open-source gateway and several maintained alternatives with cost tracking built in.
  - [BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) `github` — 2023-07-27
  - [AgentOps-AI/agentops](https://github.com/AgentOps-AI/agentops) `github` — 2023-08-15
  - [ENTERPILOT/GoModel](https://github.com/ENTERPILOT/GoModel) `github` — 2025-12-05
  - [ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch](https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch) `github` — 2026-04-02
  - [Inebrio/Routerly](https://github.com/Inebrio/Routerly) `github` — 2026-02-27
  - [prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor](https://github.com/prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor) `github` — 2025-06-18
  - [Instawork/llm-proxy](https://github.com/Instawork/llm-proxy) `github` — 2025-07-29
- Feature commoditization risk is high: cost tracking is now a checkbox inside proxies, observability tools, and agent dashboards, so a standalone tool may be hard to defend.
  - [tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard](https://github.com/tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard) `github` — 2026-02-10
  - [atopos31/llmio](https://github.com/atopos31/llmio) `github` — 2025-08-06
  - [mag123c/toktrack](https://github.com/mag123c/toktrack) `github` — 2026-01-26
  - [adham90/ruby_llm-agents](https://github.com/adham90/ruby_llm-agents) `github` — 2025-11-25
  - [inferock/inferock-bench](https://github.com/inferock/inferock-bench) `github` — 2026-07-02
  - [vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields](https://github.com/vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields) `github` — 2025-12-28
  - [headroomlabs-ai/tokview](https://github.com/headroomlabs-ai/tokview) `github` — 2026-05-28
  - [JingbiaoMei/Tokdash](https://github.com/JingbiaoMei/Tokdash) `github` — 2026-02-24
  - [sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker](https://github.com/sergey-homenko/llm_cost_tracker) `github` — 2026-04-16
  - [burn0-dev/burn0](https://github.com/burn0-dev/burn0) `github` — 2026-03-19
  - [npm: @llmtracer/sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@llmtracer/sdk) `registries` — 2026-05-06
- Integration depth may be the real moat, because the strongest complaints are about per-customer, per-feature, and multi-tenant accounting rather than raw token counting.
  - [Add Token Usage Tracking and Cost Estimation for LLM API Calls](https://github.com/accordproject/template-playground/issues/415) `githubissues` — 2025-12-14
  - [AI Startups: Pricing, Price-Tracking & Customer Value question for AI Agents](https://community.openai.com/t/ai-startups-pricing-price-tracking-customer-value-question-for-ai-agents/1250277/5) `discourse` — 2026-01-28
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
  - [LLM cost tracking + daily alert (`trading:llm_cost_today`)](https://github.com/texastoasters/trading-system/issues/171) `githubissues` — 2026-05-09
- If you build only a proxy dashboard, you will likely look similar to existing tools; the signals suggest buyers want budget controls and reporting workflows, not another chart.
  - [Inebrio/Routerly](https://github.com/Inebrio/Routerly) `github` — 2026-02-27
  - [headroomlabs-ai/tokview](https://github.com/headroomlabs-ai/tokview) `github` — 2026-05-28
  - [prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor](https://github.com/prajeesh-chavan/OpenLLM-Monitor) `github` — 2025-06-18
  - [AI Usage Analytics – Real-time budget enforcement and PII redaction for LLM](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923106) `hackernews` — 2026-04-27
  - [TC-843: Ops Console — LLM Cost Tracking](https://github.com/SMC-Consulting/voice-agent-qa/issues/755) `githubissues` — 2026-03-31
  - [Instawork/llm-proxy](https://github.com/Instawork/llm-proxy) `github` — 2025-07-29

## What to do this week

*Model estimate*

- Start with one narrow wedge: per-tenant LLM spend, per-feature attribution, and daily/monthly budget alerts for teams using a shared API key.
  - [TC-843: Ops Console — LLM Cost Tracking](https://github.com/SMC-Consulting/voice-agent-qa/issues/755) `githubissues` — 2026-03-31
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
  - [LLM cost tracking + daily alert (`trading:llm_cost_today`)](https://github.com/texastoasters/trading-system/issues/171) `githubissues` — 2026-05-09
- Build exportable cost ledgers and audit logs first, because multiple requests explicitly mention accounting, verification, and spend history.
  - [Add Token Usage Tracking and Cost Estimation for LLM API Calls](https://github.com/accordproject/template-playground/issues/415) `githubissues` — 2025-12-14
  - [(Feature): Cost Tracking for individual LLM + Introduction of time in verification table ](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/1487) `githubissues` — 2024-01-18
  - [TC-843: Ops Console — LLM Cost Tracking](https://github.com/SMC-Consulting/voice-agent-qa/issues/755) `githubissues` — 2026-03-31
- Support the common providers in the signals first: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, and OpenRouter.
  - [ENTERPILOT/GoModel](https://github.com/ENTERPILOT/GoModel) `github` — 2025-12-05
  - [npm: inferock-bench](https://www.npmjs.com/package/inferock-bench) `registries` — 2026-07-21
  - [inferock/inferock-bench](https://github.com/inferock/inferock-bench) `github` — 2026-07-02
  - [Inebrio/Routerly](https://github.com/Inebrio/Routerly) `github` — 2026-02-27
  - [Found a simple LLM cost tracking tool — has anyone tried this?](https://www.reddit.com/r/LLM/comments/1r9lhot/found_a_simple_llm_cost_tracking_tool_has_anyone) `tavily`
- Position it against budgeting and finance workflows, not against general observability, because that is where the unmet need is clearest.
  - [AI Startups: Pricing, Price-Tracking & Customer Value question for AI Agents](https://community.openai.com/t/ai-startups-pricing-price-tracking-customer-value-question-for-ai-agents/1250277/5) `discourse` — 2026-01-28
  - [AI Usage Analytics – Real-time budget enforcement and PII redaction for LLM](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923106) `hackernews` — 2026-04-27
  - [Monitor OpenAI API usage cost in multi-tenant environment](https://community.openai.com/t/monitor-openai-api-usage-cost-in-multi-tenant-environment/1321198) `discourse` — 2025-07-21
  - [LLM cost tracking + daily alert (`trading:llm_cost_today`)](https://github.com/texastoasters/trading-system/issues/171) `githubissues` — 2026-05-09
  - [AI Startups: How Do You Handle Billing for your AI product?](https://community.openai.com/t/ai-startups-how-do-you-handle-billing-for-your-ai-product/1126711/6) `discourse` — 2025-09-16

## Competitor strength

| Project | Stars | Downloads/mo | Activity |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| [BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) | 55,331 | — | active |
| [AgentOps-AI/agentops](https://github.com/AgentOps-AI/agentops) | 5,748 | — | active |
| [ENTERPILOT/GoModel](https://github.com/ENTERPILOT/GoModel) | 1,033 | — | active |
| [ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch](https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch) | 949 | — | active |
| [tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard](https://github.com/tugcantopaloglu/openclaw-dashboard) | 697 | — | slow |
| [atopos31/llmio](https://github.com/atopos31/llmio) | 315 | — | active |
| [mag123c/toktrack](https://github.com/mag123c/toktrack) | 180 | — | active |
| [adham90/ruby_llm-agents](https://github.com/adham90/ruby_llm-agents) | 134 | — | active |
| [inferock/inferock-bench](https://github.com/inferock/inferock-bench) | 124 | — | active |
| [vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields](https://github.com/vstorm-co/pydantic-ai-shields) | 87 | — | active |
| [Inebrio/Routerly](https://github.com/Inebrio/Routerly) | 81 | — | active |
| [Dicklesworthstone/coding_agent_usage_tracker](https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/coding_agent_usage_tracker) | 77 | — | active |

## Domain names

- `llmcost.com` — taken
- `llmcost.io` — available
- `llm.com` — taken
- `getllm.com` — taken

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