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How to check your usage, how the rate limits actually work, and the best ways to track tokens and cost for the AI coding assistants SessionWatcher supports, from one indie dev who got tired of surprise lockouts.
146 guides below, one starting path, and a map of every provider SessionWatcher supports. Last updated 2026-08-18.
Start here
New to tracking your AI coding usage? This is a suggested reading order, not a separate set of guides, every link below points into the same guides listed further down the page.
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Find your tool
Jump to the provider map below to see which guide covers your AI coding tool, including the tools that only have a shared, multi-tool guide so far.
See the provider map - 2
Check your current usage
Tools with a dedicated guide (see the provider map above) cover CLI, dashboard, and menu-bar options for that tool specifically; tools without one are linked to related guides instead.
Example: Claude Code usage guide - 3
Learn how the limits work
Each tool scopes and resets its own limits differently, read the explainer for yours before assuming another tool’s rules apply.
Example: Claude Code rate limits - 4
Track everything in one place
Install SessionWatcher once to see usage from the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar across supported tools instead of switching tabs.
SessionWatcher setup guide
Supported providers
20 providers, sourced from SessionWatcher's product registry (config/product-facts.mjs), verified 2026-09-24. A provider without its own guide yet is pointed at the multi-tool and setup guides, not omitted.
Claude Code
How to check usageCodex
How to check usageCursor
How to check usageGitHub Copilot
How to check usageGemini CLI
How to check usageAntigravity
opencode
How to check usageDevin
Grok
Grok Bot
OpenRouter
Z.ai
Kimi / Kimi Code workflows
Qwen
DeepSeek
Synthetic
Fireworks AI
TypeSafe AI (Jev)
Command Code
Mistral Vibe
Windows and teams
Best AI Usage Trackers for Windows
Taskbar and tray apps, terminal dashboards and the built-in commands for tracking AI coding usage on a Windows PC, compared from each project’s own documentation.
CodexBar for Windows
CodexBar is Mac and Linux only. The free community ports for Windows, and when a paid taskbar app fits instead.
AI Coding Usage Tracking for Teams
What provider admin consoles answer, what each developer still needs to see mid-task, and how a company licenses SessionWatcher per seat.
Claude Code
Track Claude CodeHow to Check Claude Code Usage
CLI, dashboard, and real-time ways to monitor Claude Code usage.
Claude Code Rate Limits Explained
How the rolling usage window works, Pro vs Max plan differences, and what happens when you hit the cap.
How to Avoid Claude Code Rate Limits
Strategies to stay productive without hitting the wall.
How Long Does the Rate Limit Last?
Typical wait times and how to know when you can code again.
How Much Does Claude Code Cost?
Pro, Max, Team and API prices, checked against Anthropic’s own pages.
Is Claude Max Worth It?
What Max buys over Pro, what changed in late September, and how to decide from a week of your own usage.
Claude Pro vs Max
Pro and both Max tiers side by side: price, usage per session, weekly limits, Fable, billing and the saved reset.
Best Claude Code Usage Trackers
The top ways to monitor Claude Code usage on a Mac or a Windows PC, ranked.
Claude Code vs Cursor Rate Limits
Side-by-side limits, pricing, and which tool hits harder.
Claude Status
Is Claude down right now? Live status from Anthropic, and how to tell an outage from your own limit.
Codex
Track CodexHow to Check Codex Usage
Monitor Codex token consumption and rate-limit status in real time.
Codex Usage Dashboard
OpenAI dashboard vs /status vs always-on menu-bar monitoring for Codex tokens and limits.
Codex 5-Hour Limit Explained
Back on Plus, still off on Pro: OpenAI's per-model estimates and the weekly cap on top.
Best Codex Usage Trackers
The best ways to track Codex tokens, the rolling usage window, and the plan-dependent secondary cap.
How Much Does Codex Cost?
Codex pricing: ChatGPT tiers, the token-based rate card, and API costs.
Is ChatGPT Pro Worth It for Codex?
Plus or Pro for Codex after the new Sol and Luna models: the five-hour limit, weekly limits, the new Pro allowance, and how to decide from your own week.
Codex Usage Resets
Hard resets, banked resets, and how your own usage window rolls over.
Codex Status
Is Codex down right now? Live status from OpenAI, and how to tell an outage from your own limit.
GitHub Copilot
Track GitHub CopilotHow to Check GitHub Copilot Usage
Track completions, chat requests, premium model quota, and the monthly cap.
GitHub Copilot Rate Limits Explained
Free vs Pro vs Business limits and premium model multipliers.
Best Copilot Usage Trackers
The ways to track Copilot AI Credits, quota, and cost.
How Much Does GitHub Copilot Cost?
Copilot pricing: Free, Pro, Pro+, Business, and the AI Credits change explained.
Copilot Status
Is GitHub Copilot down right now? Live status from GitHub, and what a quota cutoff looks like.
Cursor
Track CursorHow to Check Cursor Usage
Where Cursor shows your included usage, model spend and monthly budget.
Cursor Rate Limits Explained
What "rate limited by model provider" means, the fix, and how Cursor limits work now.
Best Cursor Usage Trackers
The ways to monitor Cursor usage and spend on Mac and Windows.
Cursor Usage Dashboard
Credits, model spend, and what the Cursor dashboard does not show you.
Cursor Pricing
Every Cursor plan and seat price, checked against Cursor, and what on-demand usage costs.
Cursor Pro vs Pro+ vs Ultra
Which individual plan fits: Agent limits, on-demand break-even points, and what the Spending tab tells you.
Cursor Status
Is Cursor down right now? Live status from Cursor, and how to tell an outage from a model or usage problem.
Gemini CLI
Track Gemini CLIHow to Check Gemini Usage
Monitor Gemini CLI requests-per-minute, daily quota, and token use.
Gemini Rate Limits Explained
Free vs paid-tier quotas, RPM and RPD caps, and the context-window size.
Gemini CLI Menu Bar Workflow
Use a menu-bar glance at task boundaries to continue, pause, or adapt a long Gemini CLI run.
Best Gemini Usage Trackers
The ways to track Gemini CLI requests, quota, and tokens on Mac and Windows.
How Much Does Gemini Cost?
Gemini pricing: free CLI tier, Code Assist plans, and API per-token rates.
opencode
Track opencodeAntigravity
Track AntigravityHow to Check Antigravity Usage
Two ways to check your Antigravity usage: the Antigravity reporting surface, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best Antigravity Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor Antigravity usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, the Antigravity reporting surface, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
Devin
Track DevinHow to Check Devin Usage
Two ways to check your Devin usage: the Devin web app, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best Devin Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor Devin usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, The Devin web app, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
Grok
Track GrokHow to Check Grok Usage
Two ways to check your Grok usage: the Grok CLI, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best Grok Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor Grok usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, The Grok CLI itself, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
OpenRouter
Track OpenRouterHow to Check OpenRouter Usage
Two ways to check your OpenRouter usage: the OpenRouter dashboard, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best OpenRouter Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor OpenRouter usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, The OpenRouter dashboard, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
Z.ai
Track Z.aiHow to Check Z.ai Usage
Two ways to check your Z.ai usage: the Z.ai console, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best Z.ai Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor Z.ai usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, The Z.ai console, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
Kimi
Track KimiHow to Check Kimi Usage
Two ways to check your Kimi usage: the Kimi or Moonshot console, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best Kimi Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor Kimi usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, Kimi / Moonshot console, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
Qwen
How to Check Qwen Usage
Two ways to check your Qwen usage: the Alibaba Cloud console, or an always-visible reading in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. How each connects and what it can see.
Best Qwen Usage Trackers
Compare the ways to monitor Qwen usage on Mac and Windows: SessionWatcher in the menu bar or taskbar, The Alibaba Cloud console, and DIY scripts. How each one connects, what it can see, and when it is worth it.
More Pro workflows
Best DeepSeek Usage Trackers
The ways to watch DeepSeek balance and spend: the platform console, API scripts, or an always-visible reading.
Best Synthetic Usage Trackers
The ways to watch Synthetic request and token quotas without opening the dashboard.
Best Grok Bot Usage Trackers
Grok Bot is metered on your Cursor account; the ways to see how much of it you have used.
Best AI Usage Trackers for Mac
Covers Antigravity, Z.ai, Grok, OpenRouter, Devin, Kimi Code, Qwen, and other multi-tool Mac workflows.
SessionWatcher Setup Guide
How Pro monitoring works across supported local-session and API-backed providers.
Compare the tools
Best AI Usage Trackers for Mac
Compare multi-tool AI coding usage trackers, built-in dashboards, open-source tools, and subscription trackers.
Claude Code vs Codex
Rate limits, pricing, and which agentic coding tool to use.
Codex vs Cursor
Token windows vs included credits, pricing, and best fit.
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
Two IDE assistants compared: request models, pricing, and which to pick.
Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot
Agentic CLI vs IDE assistant: limits, pricing, and best use cases.
Gemini CLI vs Claude Code
Quota models, context windows, pricing, and which terminal agent wins.
Claude Code vs Cursor Rate Limits
Side-by-side limits, pricing, and which tool hits harder.
Antigravity vs Devin
How Antigravity and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Antigravity vs Grok
How Antigravity and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Antigravity vs Kimi
How Antigravity and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Antigravity vs OpenRouter
How Antigravity and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Antigravity vs Qwen
How Antigravity and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Antigravity vs Z.ai
How Antigravity and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Antigravity
How Claude Code and Antigravity usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Devin
How Claude Code and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Gemini CLI
How Claude Code and Gemini CLI usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Grok
How Claude Code and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Kimi
How Claude Code and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs opencode
How Claude Code and opencode usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs OpenRouter
How Claude Code and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Qwen
How Claude Code and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Claude Code vs Z.ai
How Claude Code and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Antigravity
How Codex and Antigravity usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs GitHub Copilot
How Codex and GitHub Copilot usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Devin
How Codex and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Gemini CLI
How Codex and Gemini CLI usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Grok
How Codex and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Kimi
How Codex and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs opencode
How Codex and opencode usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs OpenRouter
How Codex and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Qwen
How Codex and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Codex vs Z.ai
How Codex and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Antigravity
How GitHub Copilot and Antigravity usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Devin
How GitHub Copilot and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Gemini CLI
How GitHub Copilot and Gemini CLI usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Grok
How GitHub Copilot and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Kimi
How GitHub Copilot and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs opencode
How GitHub Copilot and opencode usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs OpenRouter
How GitHub Copilot and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Qwen
How GitHub Copilot and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
GitHub Copilot vs Z.ai
How GitHub Copilot and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Antigravity
How Cursor and Antigravity usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Devin
How Cursor and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Gemini CLI
How Cursor and Gemini CLI usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Grok
How Cursor and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Kimi
How Cursor and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs opencode
How Cursor and opencode usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs OpenRouter
How Cursor and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Qwen
How Cursor and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Cursor vs Z.ai
How Cursor and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Devin vs Grok
How Devin and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Devin vs Kimi
How Devin and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Devin vs OpenRouter
How Devin and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Devin vs Qwen
How Devin and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Devin vs Z.ai
How Devin and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs Antigravity
How Gemini CLI and Antigravity usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs Devin
How Gemini CLI and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs Grok
How Gemini CLI and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs Kimi
How Gemini CLI and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs opencode
How Gemini CLI and opencode usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs OpenRouter
How Gemini CLI and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs Qwen
How Gemini CLI and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Gemini CLI vs Z.ai
How Gemini CLI and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Grok vs Kimi
How Grok and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Grok vs OpenRouter
How Grok and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Grok vs Qwen
How Grok and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Grok vs Z.ai
How Grok and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Kimi vs Qwen
How Kimi and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs Antigravity
How opencode and Antigravity usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs Devin
How opencode and Devin usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs Grok
How opencode and Grok usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs Kimi
How opencode and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs OpenRouter
How opencode and OpenRouter usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs Qwen
How opencode and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
opencode vs Z.ai
How opencode and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
OpenRouter vs Kimi
How OpenRouter and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
OpenRouter vs Qwen
How OpenRouter and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
OpenRouter vs Z.ai
How OpenRouter and Z.ai usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Z.ai vs Kimi
How Z.ai and Kimi usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
Z.ai vs Qwen
How Z.ai and Qwen usage is tracked on a Mac or a Windows PC: what each authenticates with, what a tracker can see, and how to watch both in one place.
SessionWatcher vs alternatives
SessionWatcher vs ccusage
The best ccusage alternative for Mac and Windows: always-on, all supported tools, notifications.
SessionWatcher vs CodexBar
CodexBar is free and tracks more providers. Where a paid Mac and Windows app still fits.
SessionWatcher vs ClaudeUsageBar
A Claude-only menu bar app against a multi-tool tracker for Mac and Windows.
SessionWatcher vs Usagebar
Usagebar is $9 and Claude-only on the Mac, with a context warning. When it is the better buy, and when a multi-tool app is.
SessionWatcher vs Claude Usage Tracker
The free Claude Usage Tracker Mac app and browser extensions, against a paid tracker for 20 tools on Mac and Windows.
SessionWatcher vs OpenQuota
OpenQuota is free on Windows, Mac and Linux. What a paid taskbar app adds, and when you do not need it.
CodeBurn and WakaTime vs SessionWatcher
Cost per project, team AI dashboards, or plan limits before they hit: which tool answers which question.
Cross-provider history
Provider Plan & Limit Change History
A dated, sourced log of provider plan and limit changes across Cursor, Copilot, and Gemini, not exhaustive, not current terms.
AI Coding Usage Limits Database
A row-level database of how Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI document their own usage limits, sourced and dated.