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Developer shares 30-line Python script to track LLM API costs

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A developer has created a simple 30-line Python script to track the costs associated with using Large Language Models (LLMs). This script wraps LLM API calls, specifically mentioning Claude API, Claude Opus-5, and Claude Sonnet-5, to log token usage and calculate the cost per call. The tool aims to provide developers with real-time cost visibility, enabling them to identify expensive routes or features that contribute significantly to their monthly bills, which is often obscured in standard invoices. AI

IMPACT Provides developers with granular cost tracking for LLM API usage, enabling better budget management and optimization.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a utility script for developers, not a new product launch or core AI research.

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Developer shares 30-line Python script to track LLM API costs

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · frank chu ·

    A 30-line wrapper that tells you what every LLM call actually costs

    <p>Most people building with LLMs do not know what a given call costs until the monthly invoice shows up, and by then it is a single scary number with no breakdown. The fix is small. Every response already tells you how many tokens it used. Wrap the client once, price that usage …

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