A few months ago I opened my AI bill and felt stupid.
Not because I used AI. Because I had no real feel for what I was spending.
The number kept climbing across tools, subscriptions, and little usage spikes. I could tell you the price of each app, but not the total cost of my workflow.
That gap is annoying when you are solo. You feel it late, after the bill lands.
That is why I built TokenBar.
It lives in the menu bar and keeps cost visible while I work. No dashboard hunting. No mental math. Just a quick reality check on what my AI usage is doing.
The lesson for me was simple:
If a cost matters, make it visible where the work happens.
TokenBar is for people who want that visibility without adding another tab to babysit.
If you have ever been surprised by an AI bill, you probably know the feeling.
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