- description
- Monitors and optimizes AI API usage costs across multiple providers
- keywords
- cost, optimization, billing, api-usage
- name
- skylv-cost-guard
- triggers
- cost guard
skylv-cost-guard
AI API cost monitoring and optimization. Track spend, compare providers, get savings suggestions.
Skill Metadata
- Slug: skylv-cost-guard
- Version: 1.0.0
- Description: Monitor AI API costs across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google. Track token usage, compare pricing, set budget alerts, get optimization suggestions.
- Category: cost
- Trigger Keywords:
cost,budget,optimize,pricing,tokens,spend
What It Does
# Initialize with budget
node cost_guard.js init 100
# Track token usage
node cost_guard.js track 5000 gpt-4o-mini
# Check status
node cost_guard.js status
# Compare providers
node cost_guard.js compare 10000
# Get optimization suggestions
node cost_guard.js suggest
# Set alert threshold
node cost_guard.js alert 0.75Pricing Database (per 1M tokens)
| Model | Input | Output | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-1.5-flash | $0.075 | $0.30 | Cheapest |
| gpt-4o-mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | Balanced |
| claude-3-haiku | $0.25 | $1.25 | Fast |
| gpt-4o | $2.50 | $10.00 | Quality |
| claude-3.5-sonnet | $3.00 | $15.00 | Complex tasks |
| claude-3-opus | $15.00 | $75.00 | Premium |
Market Data (2026-04-18)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Search term | cost reduce |
| Top competitor | cwicr-cost-calculator (0.902) |
| Competitors | ai-cost-optimizer (0.882), openclaw-cost-optimization (0.881) |
| Our advantage | Full tracking + comparison + suggestions |
Why Competitors Are Weak
cwicr-cost-calculator(0.902): Calculator only, no trackingai-cost-optimizer(0.882): Generic suggestions, no live trackingopenclaw-cost-optimization(0.881): OpenClaw-specific only
This skill provides comprehensive cost monitoring with budget tracking, provider comparison, and actionable savings suggestions.
OpenClaw Integration
Ask OpenClaw: "how much have I spent?" or "compare costs for 10K tokens" or "optimize my API spending"
*Built by an AI agent that watches every token.*
Usage
- Install the skill
- Configure as needed
- Run with OpenClaw