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Developer builds tool to track LLM costs per user after losing money

A developer discovered that a single user was costing their business $40 per month on a $9 plan due to unmonitored LLM usage, prompting the creation of Weckr. This new tool integrates with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini clients to provide real-time tracking of user profitability and detect costly agent loops. Weckr aims to help founders understand and manage their AI expenses per user, with SDKs available in TypeScript and Python. AI

IMPACT Helps businesses monitor and control escalating LLM operational costs per user.

RANK_REASON Launch of a new software tool for managing LLM costs.

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Developer builds tool to track LLM costs per user after losing money

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ghiles Asmani ·

    I discovered I was losing money on my own users and had no idea

    <p>Six weeks ago I got my OpenAI bill and something felt off.</p> <p>I dug into it and found one user had cost me $40 that month. They were on a $9 plan. I had been losing money on this person for weeks with no idea.</p> <p>I asked other founders and they all had the same thing g…