Manavarya09/cost-guardian
29 stars · Last commit 2026-04-15
Real-time cost tracking and budget management for Claude Code. Zero setup. No Docker. No Grafana. Just install and go.
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# Cost Guardian **The only Claude Code cost tool that tells you WHERE you're wasting money and HOW to stop.** Other tools show what you spent. Cost Guardian shows what you *wasted*, what you *got for it*, and what you *could have saved* — with an efficiency score, ROI metrics, and model savings calculator that no other tool has. Zero setup. No Docker. No Grafana. Just install and go. --- ## What Makes This Different Every cost tracking tool shows you a number. Cost Guardian gives you **intelligence**: | Feature | Cost Guardian | ccusage | claude-code-otel | Built-in /cost | |---------|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | Real-time tracking | ✅ | ❌ (post-hoc) | ✅ | ✅ | | Budget guardrails | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Waste detection** | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Efficiency score** | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |