How are you tracking your AI costs after vibecoding everything?
After watching friends and creators build multiple projects with Cursor, Claude, and basically every AI tool I can get my hands on, I've found them with monthly AI bills that look more like car payments than development expenses. That being said, personally, I've been jumping between 10+ different billing portals just to figure out where my money's going, and honestly, it's become a nightmare to track.
Have you had this problem as well? If yes, how do you tackle it?
What tools are you using for cost tracking? Most seem to be running:
Cursor/Windsurf for coding
Claude, GPT-4, Gemini for different tasks
Make/n8n for automation
RunwayML, HeyGen, Veo for content
Plus more specific APIs for everything else
The problem: Each has its own billing system, pricing model, and constantly surprises with charges we forgot about.
So I ended up building AICosts.ai as a solo, bootstrapped founder to solve exactly this problem. It's basically a unified dashboard that tracks spending across all AI services in one place - supports everything from LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) to workflow tools (Make, Zapier, n8n) to creative AI (RunwayML, Flux) and 50+ other platforms.
The cross-platform cost comparison has been a game-changer for me - helps you see which models give you the best value for different tasks. Would love feedback from vibe coders on what features you'd find most useful!
P.S. As a fun fact, a friend told me last month getting hit with a $400 surprise bill from a workflow automation I forgot was running. Had a Make scenario with GPT-4 calls that was processing way more data than expected. Good thing it was just a side project, but definitely learned to set up billing alerts after that.
AI cost tracking tools didn't even exist until recently, so most of us are just winging it with spreadsheets or hoping for the best.
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