Is What Would It Cost free?

What Would It Cost is listed as Open Source. Check https://github.com/Faouzielbakri/what-would-it-cost for the current plan limits, as vendors change pricing frequently.

What Would It Cost

Q: What is What Would It Cost?

What Would It Cost is a code AI tool listed on Use AI Tools. what-would-it-cost is a Claude Code cost tracker: what your Pro or Max subscription would cost at API prices, live above your prompt. One line, always on, updated after every model request, showing this session at API prices, the session's model mix, the total for every session on the machine today, your current weekly limit window from Claude Code's own reset time, your billing cycle so far, how many times over the cycle has paid for your plan, and a 14-day sparkline. Click invoice on the bar for the full bill broken down by model and token type, with a 60-day chart. It reads your history on install so the numbers start with your past month instead of zero.

Q: What is What Would It Cost best for?

What Would It Cost is commonly used for Seeing session cost without leaving the terminal, Checking your weekly limit window, Comparing subscription value against API prices. It supports English.

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Seeing session cost without leaving the terminalChecking your weekly limit windowComparing subscription value against API prices

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what-would-it-cost is a Claude Code cost tracker: what your Pro or Max subscription would cost at API prices, live above your prompt. One line, always on, updated after every model request, showing this session at API prices, the session's model mix, the total for every session on the machine today, your current weekly limit window from Claude Code's own reset time, your billing cycle so far, how many times over the cycle has paid for your plan, and a 14-day sparkline. Click invoice on the bar for the full bill broken down by model and token type, with a 60-day chart. It reads your history on install so the numbers start with your past month instead of zero.

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🎯 Real-World Use Cases

Watch the bar

Read the live line above your prompt: session cost, model mix, today, 7 days, cycle and multiple.

Open the invoice

Click invoice for the full bill by session, 7-day window, billing cycle or all time, with a 60-day chart.

Install it once

Add the plugin at user scope so it runs in every session and prices your existing transcripts on first run.

⚖️ Honest Review

✅ Pros

+Reads transcripts already on disk, so history is priced from the start
+Uses Claude Code's own reset time for the weekly window
+Subagent requests are counted too

⚠️ Cons

−Priced at Anthropic list prices, not what you actually pay
−Tied to Claude Code plugin support

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