Token × list price
ccusage and friends estimate “what this would have cost on the API.” On Claude Max that number can look like $340 when the card took $100.
For people who pay more than one AI bill
What you actually paid this month, across every AI tool.
Claude is a subscription. OpenAI is a running invoice. Cursor is another card charge. None of those seats expose a billing API. Forward the Stripe receipts once — then the total builds itself. This is one USD number you can send.
Why the other “bills” lie
Vendor cost APIs
OpenAI and Anthropic invoices are right for API spend. They ignore ChatGPT Plus, Claude Max, and Cursor. Look only here and the subscriptions vanish.
What the card actually took
The card is the only API every vendor shares. Forward receipts to a private inbox. Admin Keys pull the two invoices that exist. That is the number this product sells.
What $5 is for
Every platform forwards itself
Cursor, Claude Max, ChatGPT Plus, Windsurf have no billing API. They email a Stripe receipt. One private inbox, one Gmail filter — then stop touching it.
One number you can send
Subscriptions at what the card charged. APIs at the vendor invoice. Usage windows stay out of the total. Open any line to check the source.
One email on Monday
The total, and whether this week’s API burn blows the budget. No digest. No insights shop.
Richer than the tools you already have
| Job | ccusage / token CLIs | Vendor console | AI Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| What the card took | No — list-price tokens | One vendor only | Forward inbox + Admin Keys, one USD number |
| Send it to a cofounder | Paste a terminal dump | Screenshot a dashboard | Statement, share link, print |
| What still hits this month | Session burn | Usage, not renewals | Remaining charges + API pace |
| Paying two seats | No | No | Names Cursor + Windsurf, Plus + API |
| Tax / client / calendar | No | One CSV per vendor | Tax CSV, client invoice, ICS |
Two minutes
- Tap Claude / Cursor / ChatGPT. Change the dollar amount if your card differs.
- Sign in. Copy your inbox. One Gmail filter — or set it as the billing email. Next month Cursor and Claude land themselves. Admin Keys still pull the two API invoices.
- Open Forecast. See what still charges, and what you can cancel.
- Send the statement. After you sign in, Monday is one email. Year view is for tax time.