Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@io.github.ufhouck/aicost-cli compare gpt-4o direct vs openrouter cost in USD"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
A terminal-based calculator and recommendation engine for AI API costs. Supports multiple providers, local currency conversion, and automated pricing updates.
Compare the effective cost of using models directly vs. through gateways like OpenRouter, including platform fees.
Comparison: gpt-4o vs openrouter/gpt-4o
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┃ Attribute ┃ gpt-4o ┃ openrouter/gpt-4o ┃
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│ Provider │ OpenAI │ OpenRouter │
├──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Source │ Direct │ Aggregator │
├──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Platform Fee │ 0.0% │ 5.5% │
├──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Type │ text │ text │
├──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Input Cost │ 111.4775 TRY (1M) │ 117.6088 TRY (1M) │
├──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Output/Unit Cost │ 445.9100 TRY (1M) │ 470.4350 TRY (1M) │
└──────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘Related MCP server: CloudCost MCP Server
Model | Provider | Input/1M | Output/1M | Tags |
Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | reasoning, coding, vision, agentic |
GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $5.00 | $30.00 | multimodal, coding, agentic |
GPT-5.5 Pro | OpenAI | $30.00 | $180.00 | precision, enterprise, agentic |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | coding, fast, general |
GPT-4o | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | reasoning, coding, vision |
Gemini 3.1 Pro | $2.00 | $12.00 | long-context, multimodal | |
DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek | $0.55 | $2.19 | reasoning, coding, smart |
Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.30 | $2.50 | fast, reasoning, legacy | |
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | $0.25 | $1.50 | fast, cheap, agentic | |
DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek | $0.14 | $0.28 | general, coding, cheap |
Model | Provider | Price | Type |
Imagen 4 Fast | $0.02/image | Image | |
GPT-Image-1 | OpenAI | $0.02/image | Image |
DALL-E 3 | OpenAI | $0.04/image | Image |
Imagen 4 Ultra | $0.06/image | Image | |
Veo 3 Lite | $0.05/sec | Video | |
Veo 3 | $0.40/sec | Video | |
Lyria 3 Clip | $0.04/clip | Music | |
Lyria 3 Pro | $0.08/song | Music | |
Whisper | OpenAI | $0.006/min | Speech-to-Text |
TTS Standard | OpenAI | $15/1M chars | Text-to-Speech |
Full list available via
aicost list --currency USD
Infrastructure Comparison: Compare Direct providers vs. Aggregators (OpenRouter) and Gateways (Portkey, LiteLLM, Martian).
Transparent Commissions: Automatically calculates platform fees (e.g., OpenRouter's 5.5% credit fee).
Direct Cost Calculation: Full breakdown of base costs and platform middle-layer fees.
Currency Conversion: Real-time conversion to local currencies (TRY, EUR, etc.) with offline fallback.
Automated Pricing: Weekly automated updates from official provider documentation.
MCP Server: Native support for AI agents (Cursor, Claude Desktop).
pip install aicost-cliWith MCP server support:
pip install aicost-cli[mcp]Or from source:
git clone https://github.com/ufhouck/aicost.git
cd aicost
pip install -e .aicost list --currency TRY# Text model — token-based
aicost calc claude-opus-4.7 --input 1000000 --output 500000 --currency TRY
# With platform fee breakdown (aggregators)
aicost calc openrouter/gpt-4o --input 1000000 --output 500000 --currency TRYOutput Example:
╭───────── Cost Calculation ──────────╮
│ Model: openrouter/gpt-4o │
│ Source: Aggregator │
│ │
│ Base Cost: 316.9976 TRY │
│ Platform Fee (5.5%): 17.4349 TRY │
│ │
│ Total Cost: 334.4325 TRY │
╰─────────────────────────────────────╯aicost compare claude-opus-4.7 gpt-5.5 --currency USDaicost recommend "fast cheap coding" --currency USDaicost syncStart the Model Context Protocol server for AI agent integration:
aicost mcpMCP Registry — io.github.ufhouck/aicost-cli
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute, including pricing updates, bug reports, and code contributions.
MIT — see LICENSE for details. Developed by Ufuk Aydın.
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