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An AI Coding Cost Tracker Needs a Measurement Contract
The most dangerous number in an AI coding dashboard is the one labeled cost without a definition.
A local tool can reconstruct token activity from Claude Code and Codex session records. It can apply a dated model-price table. That produces an estimate with a clear use: comparing periods and understanding the shape of local activity.
It does not produce an invoice.
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Claude Code and Codex do not write identical usage records. Claude can expo...
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