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CodeBurn
CodeBurn is a free, local-first tool that tracks AI coding token usage and cost across 41 tools and agents.
CodeBurn is a free, local-first tool that tracks AI coding token usage and cost across 41 tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, and Grok. It breaks spend down by model, project, task, activity, and branch or pull request. The software reads local session files directly without sending data externally, providing live plan usage limits and efficiency scores. It ships as a desktop app, a macOS menu bar app, a CLI, and a GNOME extension. Users can run an optimization command to scan agent sessions for waste and view token-level savings estimates.
CodeBurn at a glance
- Best for: Software engineer, Director
- Runs on: macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
- Pricing: Free and open source
- Released: April 2026
- Category: AI coding tool
- Website: codeburn.app
Key features
- Tracks token usage and cost across 41 coding tools
- Breaks down spend by model, project, and task
- Provides live plan usage limits and time remaining
- Calculates an efficiency score from cache hits and retries
- Scans agent sessions for waste and estimates savings
- Reads local session files without external data transmission
Use it for
- Track daily and lifetime AI coding token expenses
- Monitor plan usage limits across multiple AI providers
- Analyze spend split by coding, debugging, and features
- Scan local coding agent sessions for token waste
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