cost-guard

skylv-cost-guard

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/SKY-lv/cost-guard

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/SKY-lv/cost-guard ~/.claude/skills/sky-lv-cost-guard-cost-guard

manifest: SKILL.md

source content

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
```
,
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budget
```
,
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optimize
```
,
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pricing
```
,
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tokens
```
,
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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 0.75

Pricing 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 tracking
```
ai-cost-optimizer
```
(0.882): Generic suggestions, no live tracking
```
openclaw-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.