dsh-whale-meter

When heavily relying on AI coding assistants like DeepSeek Harness, developers often struggle to track actual token consumption and costs, especially when navigating complex peak/off-peak pricing and historical rate changes. Whale-meter solves this by providing a zero-config, local-first usage and billing dashboard that accurately parses session logs and transforms raw token data into highly readable financial insights.

Its core capabilities go beyond precise billing for 46 models across 6 major vendors—including cache savings calculations. It introduces a unique "consumption tier" system, ranking your usage from "fry" to "blue whale" with fun, relatable metrics like "equivalent to reading The Three-Body Problem X times." Furthermore, it automatically compares costs before and after recent price hikes based on exact request timestamps, giving you complete transparency over your spending. All calculations and data storage remain strictly on your local machine, ensuring total privacy.

This plugin is perfectly suited for power users, budget-conscious developers, and tech enthusiasts who want to optimize their API calls during off-peak hours or share their impressive coding milestones. If you want to demystify your AI spending and manage your token economy like a pro, whale-meter is the ultimate cost-control companion.