AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Diet Claude

Diet Claude — a usage meter for Claude that drains as you go and refills when your session resets. Crack open the can — free on the Chrome Web Store.

Diet Claude is a free Chrome extension that displays Claude's API usage in real time, showing how much of a session has been consumed and when limits reset. It helps users optimize token usage through context trimming… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   ClaudeUsageBar▲398

   Hey all! Like many of you, I've been using Claude daily and kept having a hidden fear: when my limit will be reached? How much I have consumed in this session? Im ending up going back and forth to settings > usage to check Literally every 5mns So I built ClaudeUsageBar, a minimal menu bar app that shows your Claude usage percentage at a glance. What it does: Shows your current session (5-hour) and weekly usage directly in the menu bar Notifies you at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% thresholds so you can pace yourself Displays exactly when your limits reset Works with both Free and Pro plans Privacy…

   Jan 2026 · claudeusagebar.com · its alternatives →

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   Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs▲245

   I kept slamming into Claude Code limits mid-session and couldn’t find a quick way to see how close I was getting, so I hacked together a tiny local tracker. Streams your prompt + completion usage in real time Predicts whether you’ll hit the cap before the session ends Runs 100 % locally (no auth, no server) Presets for Pro, Max × 5, Max × 20 — tweak a JSON if your plan’s different GitHub: https://github.com/Maciek-roboblog/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor It’s already spared me a few “why did my run just stop?” moments, but it’s still rough around the edges. Feedback, bug…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Claude Usage Tracker▲236

   See exactly how much you spend on Claude, across every tool

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   My Claude quota ran out in 10 minutes, so I made a tool to find out why▲88

   Ask Claude Code where your usage went. Token audit, limit diagnosis and usage forensics — built from the session logs already on your machine, nothing leaves it. - kelviq/tare

   Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time▲161

   I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid-flow too often. Signed and notarised by Apple. Open source. https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage https://x.com/richhickson

   Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Usagebar▲172

   A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.

   Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →

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   Usage4Claude▲109

   I kept hitting Claude's 5-hour limit without realizing it, so I made this menu bar app to track it. Shows a color-coded ring (green/orange/red) and countdown to reset. Built it in Swift/SwiftUI, just for myself initially. Right now you have to manually grab your sessionKey from browser DevTools, which is annoying but works. Stores it in macOS Keychain so it's secure. Been actively working on it, already at v1.3.0 with much better UX now. It's open source (MIT) and works with all Claude platforms (web/CLI/desktop/mobile) since they share the quota. Currently…

   Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Claude Code usage tracking by LangWatch ▲349

   See what your Claude Code sessions actually cost

   Jul 2026 · langwatch.ai · its alternatives →

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   Claude Meter – macOS menu bar app to track your Claude Code usage limit▲9

   Hey HN! I built a native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude Code usage limits at a glance — no more getting rate-limited mid-flow. It reads your OAuth token from macOS Keychain, polls the Anthropic usage API, and displays your 5-hour and 7-day utilization as a clean progress bar right in your menu bar. Zero token consumption. Built with Swift + SwiftUI. MIT licensed. https://github.com/puq-ai/claude-meter

   Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Context Compass▲16

    I built a small Chrome extension for people who write long conversations in Claude and don’t want to unexpectedly hit the 200,000-token limit. Context Compass automatically counts words and estimates token usage as you write. It updates in real time, gives you a visible percentage bar, and helps power users manage sprawling chats without losing work or flow. I built it because I kept getting the “max context” error and realized there was no way to track usage in Claude. No signups, no tracking, just a simple install. Would love any feedback or ideas for improvements. Thanks!

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task▲112

    Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to understand usage at the task level. CodeBurn reads the JSONL session transcripts that Claude Code stores locally (~/.claude/projects/) and classifies each turn into 13 categories based on tool usage patterns (no LLM calls involved). One surprising result: about 56% of my spend was on conversation turns with no tool usage. Actual coding (edits/writes) was…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bench for Claude Code▲412

    Store, review, and share your Claude Code sessions

    Mar 2026 · bench.silverstream.ai · its alternatives →

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    Stop Claude Code from forgetting everything▲202

    I got tired of Claude Code forgetting all my context every time I open a new session: set-up decisions, how I like my margins, decision history. etc. We built a shared memory layer you can drop in as a Claude Code Skill. It’s basically a tiny memory DB with recall that remembers your sessions. Not magic. Not AGI. Just state. Install in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/mutable-state-inc/ensue-skill /plugin install ensue-memory # restart Claude Code What it does: (1) persists context between sessions (2) semantic & temportal search (not just…

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Claudeometer — Share Claude usage▲6

    Share & pool your team's Claude usage

    Jul 2026 · sgsi.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Claude Wrapped in the terminal, with a WASM raymarcher▲15

    Claude Code added a /stats command. The stats are cached in $HOME/.claude, so I made a fun program with Bun + WASM that pulls the stats (nonsensitive, nonidentifiable), posts them to a database, and lets you see where your usage lies. The code is here[^1] if anyone's interested in the rendering code or wants to make sure I'm not exfiltrating their credit card. [^1]: https://github.com/tspader/claude-wrapped/

    Dec 2025 · spader.zone · its alternatives →

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    Claude Memory – Long-term memory for Claude▲76

    OpenMemory Chrome Extension: Long-term memory for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Grok etc - mem0ai/mem0-chrome-extension

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Recall: Give Claude memory with Redis-backed persistent context▲171

    Hey HN! I'm José, and I built Recall to solve a problem that was driving me crazy. The Problem: I use Claude for coding daily, but every conversation starts from scratch. I'd explain my architecture, coding standards, past decisions... then hit the context limit and lose everything. Next session? Start over. The Solution: Recall is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives Claude persistent memory using Redis + semantic search. Think of it as long-term memory that survives context limits and session restarts. How it works: - Claude stores important context as "memories" during…

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Claudoscope▲106

    Browse, search & track costs across Claude Code sessions

    Apr 2026 · claudoscope.com · its alternatives →

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    Glint▲107

    Claude Code activity, right where you want it.

    Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →

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    CUStats▲79

    Never hit limit unexpectedly again - on macOS, iOS, Android

    Jan 2026 · custats.info · its alternatives →

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    Claude Double Checker▲78

    See Claude's 2× usage window live in your macOS menu bar

    Mar 2026 · double.raphaelduhs.at · its alternatives →

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    toktrack▲68

    Did you know Claude Code deletes your session data after 30 days? I found out the hard way when I tried to check my spending history. My session files hit 3GB (2000+ files) and existing tools took 40+ seconds. Rewrote it in Rust with simd-json + rayon. - First run: ~1s (vs 40s+) - Daily use: ~0.04s (1000x faster, cached) - TUI dashboard with daily/weekly/monthly breakdown - Supports Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI - Persistent cache — history survives even after CLI deletes files GitHub: https://github.com/mag123c/toktrack Feedback welcome!

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Usage for Claude▲5

    Track your claude subscription usage

    Dec 2025 · hayek.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Glance ▲87

    Real browser for Claude Code Test, Screenshot, Automate

    Mar 2026 · glance.debugbase.io · its alternatives →

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