No way to see what is driving AI coding token burn
Posted by WantBorn (founder-seeded)
Users of AI coding tools hit usage limits with no visibility into what consumed the budget — model choice, reasoning effort, or context bloat. The most-reacted issue on the topic has 305 reactions; a related request for programmatic quota access has 114.
- Breaks down token usage by model, reasoning effort, and context
- Visible before hitting a usage limit, not only after
No bonus criteria.
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