I thought the expensive part of using AI would be the model choice.
It was not.
The real problem was not knowing what I was spending until the bill landed.
That is why I built TokenBar.
TokenBar sits in the menu bar and makes LLM usage visible in real time. No digging through dashboards. No waiting for month-end panic. Just a constant read on cost while you build.
The point is simple: if you can see the spend while you are working, you make better decisions faster.
What changed for me:
- I stopped treating AI usage like a black box
- I caught waste earlier
- I could compare tools and workflows in minutes, not days
- Shipping felt calmer because the bill was no longer a surprise
I built it for solo devs and small teams who want to move fast without losing control of spend.
If your AI bill has ever made you pause, TokenBar is for you.
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