AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Token Diet
Free prompt token counter and optimizer - cut LLM API costs
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Diet Claudefree▲433Diet 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.
Aug 2026 · dietclaude.com · its alternatives →
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TokenCounter▲117Count tokens and estimate costs for any AI model
2024 · tokencounter.co · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Tokencost is a utility library for estimating LLM costs. There are hundreds of different models now, and they all have their own pricing schemes. It’s difficult to keep up with the pricing changes, and it’s even more difficult to estimate how much your prompts and completions will cost until you see the bill. Tokencost works by counting the number of tokens in prompt and completion messages and multiplying that number by the corresponding model cost. Under the hood, it’s really just a simple cost dictionary and some utility functions for getting the prices right. It also accounts for…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tokenwise▲143A smart LLM proxy that shows where you're overpaying
Jun 2026 · tokenwisehq.com · its alternatives →
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Estimate prompt cost before you call the LLM API
May 2026 · singhajit.com · its alternatives →
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toolify100.com is a collection of tools
2025 · freetokencounter.com · its alternatives →
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I recently built a small open-source tool to benchmark different LLM API endpoints — including OpenAI, Claude, and self-hosted models (like llama.cpp). It runs a configurable number of test requests and reports two key metrics: • First-token latency (ms): How long it takes for the first token to appear • Output speed (tokens/sec): Overall output fluency Demo: https://llmapitest.com/ Code: https://github.com/qjr87/llm-api-test The goal is to provide a simple, visual, and reproducible way to evaluate performance across different LLM providers, including…
2025 · llmapitest.com · its alternatives →
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Easily calculate the token count and cost of your GPT Prompt.
2023 · gptcalculator.xyz · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I was once given the advice: Don't waste expensive frontier model credits (GPT/Claude/etc.) on bulk work. Send the boring, repetitive, high-volume jobs to a smaller model, and save the expensive prompts for when you actually need frontier-level reasoning. I complained and told my manager that I shouldnt have to think about using certain models for certain coding tasks, and that one model should handle everything. Well, here we are anyway. If anyone needs a place to absolutely abuse an LLM with high-volume tasks, come beat ours up at https://yolo-auto.com. Here are…
Jul 2026 · yolo-auto.com · its alternatives →
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I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Frugal Tokens. I originally built it because I was curious to see how much all of my sessions cost and how much cache misses affected that spend. I’d noticed people had widely different spend profiles and wanted to better understand what might contribute to that. As I’ve worked on this, the tool has grown to show more usage patterns across all of your sessions. It shows overall usage, estimated working time and overlapping sessions, and where your spend is coming from across models and cache misses. I also have a few session level…
Aug 2026 · demo.frugaltokens.com · its alternatives →
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Run GPT-OSS, Qwen, Llama, and DeepSeek through one OpenAI-compatible API with streaming and clear usage-based pricing.
May 2026 · adola.app · its alternatives →
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Afford AI▲11Track LLM usage, costs & tokens with real-time insights.
2025 · affordai.io · its alternatives →
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Your customized plugin to cut token waste, up to 50% savings
May 2026 · analyzer.spec-kitty.ai · its alternatives →
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TokenBar▲3Track AI usage across 20+ providers in your menu bar
Mar 2026 · tokenbar.site · its alternatives →
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Count tokens for GPT-4, Claude & more — free
Jun 2026 · prompt-tokenizer.site · its alternatives →
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I use Claude Code, Codex and Cursor (and sometimes Antigravity) basically every day, and could never tell how much I was actually consuming across all of them. So I built TokenMaxxer. A small CLI reads the files these tools already write locally and puts it all in one dashboard, broken out by tool, model, provider and day. It covers 18 tools now, and you get a profile page with your daily activity, cost estimates, and your top models and tools. There's also a global leaderboard if you want to compete against other TokenMaxxers! I'd love to see if anyone can beat the first place (currently…
Aug 2026 · tokenmaxxer.xyz · its alternatives →
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One API. Lowest token prices.
Jul 2026 · videorouter.sh · its alternatives →
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Every number behind your AI prompt. Free, no signup.
Apr 2026 · ai-token-counter-wheat.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Count tokens and compare pricing for 60+ LLMs. Free tool.
Mar 2026 · tokencost.app · its alternatives →
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An open source Next app template to monitor your AI apps
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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