Configure your usage
Adjust the sliders to match how you use Claude. Estimates assume prompt caching is active (which Claude Code uses automatically).
3
1 (casual)
10 (heavy)
20 (all-day)
100K tokens
10K (quick chat)
100K (coding session)
500K (long project)
70%
0% (no cache)
70% (typical Claude Code)
95% (large codebase)
Claude Code caches CLAUDE.md, MCP schemas, and system prompts automatically. Higher cache rate = cheaper API costs.
API cost
$0
per month at API rates
Max plan
$100
flat monthly rate
Unlimited sessions · No per-token billing
Savings
$0
per month with Max
Your usage
Adjust the sliders to see your estimate.
API cost vs Max plan
0%
$0 API cost
$100 (Max)
Break-even
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Cost per session
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Sessions/month
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Tokens/month
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Track it live in your terminal
Terminal setup guide →Add this snippet to your Claude Code statusline command to see the estimated API cost update in real time as you work — so you know exactly what you're saving each session.
# In your statusline command (receives JSON via stdin):
input=$(cat)
model_id=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.model.id // empty')
total_input=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.context_window.total_input_tokens // 0')
total_output=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.context_window.total_output_tokens // 0')
cache_write=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.context_window.current_usage.cache_creation_input_tokens // 0')
cache_read=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.context_window.current_usage.cache_read_input_tokens // 0')
# Pricing lookup (per million tokens: input / output / cache-write / cache-read)
case "$model_id" in
*opus-4*) ip=15; op=75; cwp="18.75"; crp="1.5" ;;
*sonnet-4*) ip=3; op=15; cwp="3.75"; crp="0.3" ;;
*haiku-4*) ip=0.8; op=4; cwp="1.0"; crp="0.08" ;;
*) ip=3; op=15; cwp="3.75"; crp="0.3" ;;
esac
cost=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.2f\", ($total_input*$ip + $total_output*$op + \
$cache_write*$cwp + $cache_read*$crp)/1000000}")
echo "~\$$cost"
Paste this into your ~/.claude/statusline-command.sh. Claude Code pipes JSON with cumulative token counts to the statusline command on every render.