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New CLI tool estimates LLM API costs before requests are sent

A developer has created a free command-line interface tool called llm-tokencheck to help users estimate the cost of using large language models before sending API requests. The tool supports models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, providing a cost breakdown to help users select the most economical option or verify the expense of large prompts. A $9 Pro license offers additional features like batch processing and CSV export for cost auditing. AI

IMPACT Helps developers manage and optimize their spending on LLM API usage.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new software tool that integrates with existing LLM APIs.

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New CLI tool estimates LLM API costs before requests are sent

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · ilan lachkar ·

    I built a CLI that estimates LLM API cost before you send the request

    <p>I kept overrunning my Anthropic/OpenAI budget by guessing token counts<br /> before sending big prompts. So I built <strong>llm-tokencheck</strong>, a free CLI<br /> that estimates tokens + USD cost for a file or text across Anthropic,<br /> OpenAI and Google models <em>before…