#cost-control

2 items tagged #cost-control.

GUIDE 2026-05-25

Reading the Claude Code /usage breakdown

Claude Code 2.1.149 itemizes /usage by skills, subagents, plugins, and per-MCP-server cost. The breakdown is useful only if you can map each line back to its source — and once you can, you have a tool for cutting cost that did not exist a week ago.

Owner · 4 min #claude-code #observability

GUIDE 2026-05-22

Using Gemini 3.5 Flash without surprise bills

Gemini 3.5 Flash is fast and three times the price of the last Flash. Here is how to pick it deliberately, cap what it can spend, and measure cost per task instead of per token.

Owner · 4 min #gemini #cost-control