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sgarland 2 hours ago [-]
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liorwn/claudetop/main/install.sh | bash
Installing claudetop...
cp: /Users/sgarland/claudetop.sh: No such file or directory
You need to have it handle being piped; right now it expects to find itself at $PWD. It also makes several other assumptions, like the location of Claude, and that the user wants stats being `/usr/local/bin`.
amelius 1 hours ago [-]
Anthropic should work on their billing. It's crazy. I did my best to not get billed more than I consciously pay into my account, auto reload is off and never was on, but still now the meter shows an unpaid balance. This is nuts. One customer is angry and disappointed.
And why do I need to create a new API key whenever I run out of balance?
1 hours ago [-]
liorwn 2 hours ago [-]
I built this after noticing a $65 charge for what felt like a $10 session. Turns out, context compaction was hiding 80% of my token usage. Real cost, no visibility.
claudetop is a status line for Claude Code that shows your burn rate, cache efficiency, model cost comparison, and smart alerts (like "TRY /fast" when Opus is overkill for the task). Plugin system for extensibility — Spotify, CI status, calendar, etc.
Single bash script, zero dependencies beyond jq. One-command install.
cortesoft 2 hours ago [-]
I am always a hit confused when people talk about these charges... are you not using the subscriptions with the flat rates? I am on the $100 a month plan, and am constantly using clause code and never coming close to my limits. Maybe I am just not using it at the levels of some people...
Gobd 2 hours ago [-]
I have noticed the same with the $100/mo plan, I hit the limt only once with heavy usage. Then when I use my employer's AWS Bedrock it's not uncommon for my spend to $50/day of serious work. It doesn't make much sense.
sroussey 1 hours ago [-]
Anthropic is subsidizing Claude Code. It makes lots of sense.
verdverm 1 hours ago [-]
The paid plans require you to use their interfaces or tooling. The main reason I pay per token is so I have tooling freedom. I'm not keen to let Big AI decide how I interact with this game changing technology.
cortesoft 34 minutes ago [-]
I haven't yet been blocked by their tooling. All the current tools I use seem to work fine with the claude code interface, can just call it with -p.
copperx 2 hours ago [-]
$100 is for casual usage. To use it for work requires $200/mi plus extra usage.
Gobd 1 hours ago [-]
CC does all of my work and I have hit the $100/mo Max plan limit only once, and I probably could have just called it quits for the day at that point.
cortesoft 38 minutes ago [-]
Are you saying that is the Claude rules for the subscription or saying because work uses more of it?
1 hours ago [-]
verdverm 1 hours ago [-]
I pay per token using an API (Vertex)
1. Higher limits and quota, goes up with more spend
2. I don't think it gets quant nerf's during busy times, since you are paying directly
3. With Gemini flash + CC prompts, it's nearly as good, so less spend and latency. I don't know how people deal with the delays between turns. I get to iterate much faster for most tasks
cortesoft 36 minutes ago [-]
I don't seem to have any delays between turns with my Claude subscription, so not sure what you mean there.
Your second point seems like a guess.
For your first point, I bumped to the $100 plan because i was hitting limits with the $20 one, but haven't hit the limit with the new one yet...
And why do I need to create a new API key whenever I run out of balance?
claudetop is a status line for Claude Code that shows your burn rate, cache efficiency, model cost comparison, and smart alerts (like "TRY /fast" when Opus is overkill for the task). Plugin system for extensibility — Spotify, CI status, calendar, etc.
Single bash script, zero dependencies beyond jq. One-command install.
1. Higher limits and quota, goes up with more spend
2. I don't think it gets quant nerf's during busy times, since you are paying directly
3. With Gemini flash + CC prompts, it's nearly as good, so less spend and latency. I don't know how people deal with the delays between turns. I get to iterate much faster for most tasks
Your second point seems like a guess.
For your first point, I bumped to the $100 plan because i was hitting limits with the $20 one, but haven't hit the limit with the new one yet...
In fact using /fast in this case would only increase spending. /fast mode uses the same opus but consumes $$$$ faster to produce tokens faster )
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/fast-mode