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llm-token-tracker

by wn01011

LLM Token Tracker 🧮

Token usage tracker for OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini APIs with MCP (Model Context Protocol) support. Pass accurate API costs to your users.

npm version License: MIT

✨ Features

  • šŸŽÆ Simple Integration - One line to wrap your API client

  • šŸ“Š Automatic Tracking - No manual token counting

  • šŸ’° Accurate Pricing - Up-to-date pricing for all models (2025)

  • šŸ”„ Multiple Providers - OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini support

  • šŸ“ˆ User Management - Track usage per user/session

  • 🌐 Currency Support - USD and KRW

  • šŸ¤– MCP Server - Use directly in Claude Desktop!

  • šŸ†• Intuitive Session Tracking - Real-time usage with progress bars

Related MCP server: MCP TokenSage

šŸ“¦ Installation

npm install llm-token-tracker

šŸš€ Quick Start

Option 1: Use as Library

const { TokenTracker } = require('llm-token-tracker');
// or import { TokenTracker } from 'llm-token-tracker';

// Initialize tracker
const tracker = new TokenTracker({
  currency: 'USD' // or 'KRW'
});

// Example: Manual tracking
const trackingId = tracker.startTracking('user-123');

// ... your API call here ...

tracker.endTracking(trackingId, {
  provider: 'openai', // or 'anthropic' or 'gemini'
  model: 'gpt-3.5-turbo',
  inputTokens: 100,
  outputTokens: 50,
  totalTokens: 150
});

// Get user's usage
const usage = tracker.getUserUsage('user-123');
console.log(`Total cost: $${usage.totalCost}`);

šŸ”§ With Real APIs

To use with actual OpenAI/Anthropic APIs:

const OpenAI = require('openai');
const { TokenTracker } = require('llm-token-tracker');

const tracker = new TokenTracker();
const openai = tracker.wrap(new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY
}));

// Use normally - tracking happens automatically
const response = await openai.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gpt-3.5-turbo",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }]
});

console.log(response._tokenUsage);
// { tokens: 125, cost: 0.0002, model: "gpt-3.5-turbo" }

Option 2: Use as MCP Server

Add to Claude Desktop settings (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "token-tracker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["llm-token-tracker"]
    }
  }
}

Then in Claude:

  • "Calculate current session usage" - See current session usage with intuitive format

  • "Calculate current conversation cost" - Get cost breakdown with input/output tokens

  • "Track my API usage"

  • "Compare costs between GPT-4 and Claude"

  • "Show my total spending today"

Available MCP Tools

  1. get_current_session - šŸ†• Get current session usage (RECOMMENDED)

    • Returns: Used/Remaining tokens, Input/Output breakdown, Cost, Progress bar

    • Default user_id: current-session

    • Default budget: 190,000 tokens

    • Perfect for real-time conversation tracking!

  2. track_usage - Track token usage for an AI API call

    • Parameters: provider, model, input_tokens, output_tokens, user_id

  3. get_usage - Get usage summary for specific user or all users

  4. compare_costs - Compare costs between different models

  5. clear_usage - Clear usage data for a user

Example MCP Output

šŸ’° Current Session
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
šŸ“Š Used: 62,830 tokens (33.1%)
✨ Remaining: 127,170 tokens
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šŸ“„ Input: 55,000 tokens
šŸ“¤ Output: 7,830 tokens
šŸ’µ Cost: $0.2825
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

šŸ“‹ Model Breakdown:
  • anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5: 62,830 tokens ($0.2825)

šŸ“Š Supported Models & Pricing (Updated 2025)

OpenAI (2025)

Model

Input (per 1K tokens)

Output (per 1K tokens)

Notes

GPT-5 Series

GPT-5

$0.00125

$0.010

Latest flagship model

GPT-5 Mini

$0.00025

$0.0010

Compact version

GPT-4.1 Series

GPT-4.1

$0.0020

$0.008

Advanced reasoning

GPT-4.1 Mini

$0.00015

$0.0006

Cost-effective

GPT-4o Series

GPT-4o

$0.0025

$0.010

Multimodal

GPT-4o Mini

$0.00015

$0.0006

Fast & cheap

o1 Reasoning Series

o1

$0.015

$0.060

Advanced reasoning

o1 Mini

$0.0011

$0.0044

Efficient reasoning

o1 Pro

$0.015

$0.060

Pro reasoning

Legacy Models

GPT-4 Turbo

$0.01

$0.03

GPT-4

$0.03

$0.06

GPT-3.5 Turbo

$0.0005

$0.0015

Most affordable

Media Models

DALL-E 3

$0.040 per image

-

Image generation

Whisper

$0.006 per minute

-

Speech-to-text

Anthropic (2025)

Model

Input (per 1K tokens)

Output (per 1K tokens)

Notes

Claude 4 Series

Claude Opus 4.1

$0.015

$0.075

Most powerful

Claude Opus 4

$0.015

$0.075

Flagship model

Claude Sonnet 4.5

$0.003

$0.015

Best for coding

Claude Sonnet 4

$0.003

$0.015

Balanced

Claude 3 Series

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

$0.003

$0.015

Claude 3.5 Haiku

$0.00025

$0.00125

Fastest

Claude 3 Opus

$0.015

$0.075

Claude 3 Sonnet

$0.003

$0.015

Claude 3 Haiku

$0.00025

$0.00125

Most affordable

Google Gemini (2025)

Model

Input (per 1K tokens)

Output (per 1K tokens)

Notes

Gemini 2.0 Series

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Exp)

Free

Free

Experimental preview

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Free

Free

Reasoning preview

Gemini 1.5 Series

Gemini 1.5 Pro

$0.00125

$0.005

Most capable

Gemini 1.5 Flash

$0.000075

$0.0003

Fast & efficient

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B

$0.0000375

$0.00015

Ultra-fast

Gemini 1.0 Series

Gemini 1.0 Pro

$0.0005

$0.0015

Legacy model

Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision

$0.00025

$0.0005

Multimodal

Gemini Ultra

$0.002

$0.006

Premium tier

Note: Prices shown are per 1,000 tokens. Batch API offers 50% discount. Prompt caching can reduce costs by up to 90%.

šŸŽÆ Examples

Run the example:

npm run example

Check examples/basic-usage.js for detailed usage patterns.

šŸ“ API Reference

new TokenTracker(config)

  • config.currency: 'USD' or 'KRW' (default: 'USD')

  • config.webhookUrl: Optional webhook for usage notifications

tracker.wrap(client)

Wrap an OpenAI or Anthropic client for automatic tracking.

tracker.forUser(userId)

Create a user-specific tracker instance.

tracker.startTracking(userId?, sessionId?)

Start manual tracking session. Returns tracking ID.

tracker.endTracking(trackingId, usage)

End tracking and record usage.

tracker.getUserUsage(userId)

Get total usage for a user.

tracker.getAllUsersUsage()

Get usage summary for all users.

šŸ›  Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build TypeScript
npm run build

# Watch mode
npm run dev

# Run examples
npm run example

šŸ“„ License

MIT

šŸ¤ Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

šŸ› Issues

For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

šŸ“¦ What's New in v2.4.0

  • šŸŽ‰ Gemini API Support - Full integration with Google's Gemini models

  • šŸ’Ž Gemini 2.0 Support - Free preview models included

  • šŸ“Š Enhanced Pricing - Up-to-date Gemini 1.5 and 2.0 pricing

  • šŸ”§ Auto-detection - Automatic Gemini client wrapping

  • šŸ’° Cost Comparison - Compare Gemini with OpenAI and Claude

šŸ“¦ What's New in v2.3.0

  • šŸ’± Real-time exchange rates - Automatic USD to KRW conversion

  • 🌐 Uses exchangerate-api.com for accurate rates

  • šŸ’¾ 24-hour caching to minimize API calls

  • šŸ“Š New get_exchange_rate tool to check current rates

  • šŸ”„ Background auto-updates with fallback support

What's New in v2.2.0

  • šŸ—„ļø File-based persistence - Session data survives server restarts

  • šŸ’¾ Automatic saving to ~/.llm-token-tracker/sessions.json

  • šŸ”„ Works for both npm and local installations

  • šŸ“Š Historical data tracking across sessions

  • šŸŽÆ Zero configuration required - just works!

What's New in v2.1.0

  • šŸ†• Added get_current_session tool for intuitive session tracking

  • šŸ“Š Real-time progress bars and visual indicators

  • šŸ’° Enhanced cost breakdown with input/output token separation

  • šŸŽØ Improved formatting with thousands separators

  • šŸ”§ Better default user_id handling (current-session)


Built with ā¤ļø for developers who need transparent AI API billing.

Available Tools

6 tools
clear_usageC

Clear usage data

Inputs: user_id (required).

compare_costsC

Compare costs between models

Inputs: tokens (required).

get_current_sessionC

Get current session usage with intuitive format (remaining, used, input/output tokens, cost)

Inputs: user_id, total_budget.

get_exchange_rateB

Get current USD to KRW exchange rate with cache info

Inputs: force_refresh.

get_usageC

Get usage summary

Inputs: user_id.

track_usageC

Track token usage for an AI API call

Inputs: provider (required), model (required), input_tokens (required), output_tokens (required), +1 more.

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    TDQS

    B3.1/5.0

    Scored across 6 tools

    Disambiguation4/5

    Most tools have distinct purposes, but get_current_session and get_usage could be confused as both retrieve usage data, though their descriptions differentiate them slightly (session-specific vs. summary). The other tools (clear_usage, compare_costs, get_exchange_rate, track_usage) are clearly distinct.

    Naming Consistency5/5

    All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with snake_case (e.g., clear_usage, compare_costs, get_current_session). There are no deviations in naming style, making them predictable and readable.

    Tool Count5/5

    With 6 tools, the count is well-scoped for tracking LLM token usage and costs. Each tool serves a specific function in this domain, such as tracking, retrieving, clearing, and comparing data, without being excessive or insufficient.

    Completeness3/5

    The toolset covers core operations like tracking, retrieving, and clearing usage, but lacks update or delete capabilities for specific entries, which might be needed for error correction. The inclusion of get_exchange_rate is useful but slightly tangential to the main purpose.

    Maintenance

    ActivityInactive
    ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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