Track every token Claude uses. See exactly what it costs. Zero AI tokens consumed.
A free, lightweight Windows desktop widget that monitors your Claude Code and Claude Desktop token usage in real-time. Shows per-model costs based on Anthropic's API pricing — even if you're on a subscription plan, see how generous Claude is being.
Built for developers, power users, and teams who want visibility into their Claude AI usage.
- You use Claude Code or Claude Desktop daily but have no idea how many tokens each conversation burns
- You want to know the dollar cost of your AI usage — today, this week, this month
- You want a passive, always-visible tracker that doesn't interrupt your workflow
- You're curious how much your Claude subscription would cost at API rates
- Always-on-top overlay widget — sits at bottom-right, above taskbar
- Real-time token tracking — input, output, cache tokens by session and model
- Cost calculation — today's cost displayed on the widget, with detailed breakdowns
- Cost dashboard — Today / Yesterday / 7 Days / 30 Days cost cards
- Multi-model support — Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku tracked separately
- Session tracking — see usage per Claude Code session
- Daily breakdown table — cost per day per model for the last 30 days
- Detailed dashboard — 4 tabs: By Session, By Model, Recent Requests, Costs
- Auto-detects Claude — finds
~/.claudedirectory automatically - Draggable widget — reposition anywhere, right-click context menu
- Reset all data — clear history anytime
- Single .exe — no installation needed, just download and run
- Zero dependencies — pure Python stdlib, no pip packages needed at runtime
- Privacy-first — all data stays local, nothing sent anywhere
- Zero token cost — reads local session files, never calls the Claude API
Claude Code / Desktop
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~/.claude/projects/*/*.jsonl <-- session files with usage data
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Claw Counter (file watcher) <-- monitors files every 2 seconds
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SQLite DB + Overlay Widget <-- aggregates & displays
- Claude Code and Claude Desktop store conversation data as JSONL files in
~/.claude/projects/ - Each assistant response includes a
usagefield with token counts - Claw Counter watches these files, extracts usage data, and calculates costs
- Displays everything in a compact overlay widget + detailed dashboard
No proxy. No API calls. No token consumption. Just file monitoring.
Based on Anthropic's official API pricing:
| Model | Input | Output | Cache Write | Cache Read |
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| Claude Opus 4 | $15.00/MTok | $75.00/MTok | $18.75/MTok | $1.50/MTok |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | $3.00/MTok | $15.00/MTok | $3.75/MTok | $0.30/MTok |
| Claude Haiku 3.5 | $0.80/MTok | $4.00/MTok | $1.00/MTok | $0.08/MTok |
Note: Subscription users (Claude Pro/Team/Enterprise) don't pay per-token. These rates show what your usage would cost at API prices — useful for understanding the value you're getting.
- Go to Releases
- Download
ClaudeTokenCounter.exe(12 MB) - Double-click to run — the widget appears at the bottom-right of your screen
- No installation required. No admin rights needed.
git clone https://github.com/psinghmanager/g4-Claw-counter.git
cd g4-Claw-counter
python main.pyOr use pythonw main.py to run without a console window.
git clone https://github.com/psinghmanager/g4-Claw-counter.git
cd g4-Claw-counter
pip install pyinstaller
build.batThe exe will be in dist/ClaudeTokenCounter.exe.
| Action | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Launch | Widget appears at bottom-right showing tokens + today's cost |
| Click widget | Opens detailed dashboard with 4 tabs |
| Right-click widget | Context menu: Detailed View, Reset All Data, Quit |
| Drag widget | Reposition anywhere on screen |
| Costs tab | See Today / Yesterday / 7 Days / 30 Days cost breakdown |
| Running as | Data location |
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| Exe | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ClaudeTokenCounter\ |
| Source | Same directory as the script |
All data stays 100% local on your machine. Nothing is transmitted anywhere.
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Python: 3.10+ (only if running from source)
- Claude: Claude Code CLI or Claude Desktop must be installed
- Python 3 (stdlib only — no external packages at runtime)
- tkinter for the GUI
- SQLite for data storage
- PyInstaller for exe packaging
Pull requests welcome! Some ideas:
- macOS / Linux support
- System tray icon
- Export usage data as CSV
- Custom date range picker in Costs tab
- Dark/light theme toggle
- Token budget alerts
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MIT — free for personal and commercial use.
Built with Claude Opus 4.6 | Report issues