Comparison contextHow Tokens 4 Breakfast compares with the usual tracking options
Provider dashboards, spreadsheets, and scripts all have a role. The gap is live multi-provider visibility while you are still working.
Claude Code
Best tracked from local session files: project, model, token class, cache behavior, and session shape. That is the developer workflow where an always-visible menu bar signal changes behavior.
Claude Pro / Max
Best treated as a runway problem. The subscription cost is fixed, but the 5-hour and weekly limits can still stop a high-value work session at the wrong time.
Anthropic API
Best treated as token math. Model choice, output length, cache reads, and reasoning effort drive the bill, so the tracker needs to show the source of the spend.