Estimate Claude Code subscription costs by replaying local transcript usage.
npx skills add https://github.com/zachmayer/skills --skill usage-cost
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: usage-cost Source: https://github.com/zachmayer/skills/tree/main/.claude/skills/usage-cost Command: npx skills add https://github.com/zachmayer/skills --skill usage-cost
This Skill helps you determine the most cost-effective Claude Code subscription plan by analyzing your actual local usage patterns against various pricing tiers.
Use the usage-cost skill to analyze my Claude Code transcripts from the last 30 days and recommend the cheapest plan.
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To estimate Claude Code subscription costs, this Skill replays local .jsonl transcript usage against empirical plan rate limits to simulate how Pro, Max 5x, and Max 20x tiers handle your specific burst patterns. It then calculates potential overage costs to identify the cheapest plan for your workflow.
Yes, you can compare Pro versus Max tier pricing using your historical API token consumption. The tool provides a clear breakdown of flat fees versus potential overage costs by replaying your actual local transcript history against different pricing tiers to recommend the most cost-effective plan.
Yes, you need the Click CLI framework installed to execute the billing analysis script. The Skill requires Click for command-line execution and also needs local access to your .jsonl transcript files generated by Claude Code to perform the usage simulation.
The best way to optimize Claude Code spend is to run a usage simulation that replays your local transcript history against empirical plan rate limits. This identifies whether your current usage bursts would trigger expensive overages on the Pro plan, helping you decide if upgrading to a Max plan is cheaper.
Usage bursts trigger overages on the Pro plan because your historical API token consumption exceeds the empirical rate limits for that tier during peak periods. Replaying your local .jsonl transcripts against plan rate limits simulates these bursts to calculate the exact financial impact.
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