ClaudeBar shows how much of your quota is left across a long list of AI coding providers, with reset countdowns, and it is open source. Cost Doctor covers two tools, Claude Code and Codex, and goes further on them: which session used the limit, why it is costly, and an alert when something has failed.
| ClaudeBar | Cost Doctor | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Menu bar app for macOS 15 and later | Menu bar app for macOS 13 and later, Apple silicon and Intel |
| Price | Open source, Apache 2.0 licence | $19 once, 14-day free trial |
| Tools covered | Claude, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor and many more, plus your own scripts | Claude Code and Codex |
| Limits and reset times | Yes, with whether a window lasts until it resets at the current pace | Yes, with when you will run out at the current pace |
| Cost and tokens | Today's cost and tokens next to yesterday's | Today, the last 7 and 30 days, and each session |
| Which session used the limit, and why | Not in its README | Yes: history, a large start, or subagents |
| Alerts | A notification before you run out; alerts to Slack or a web address; quota on the iPhone Lock Screen | Limit warnings; a red screen frame, a notification and an optional phone alert when something fails |
| Alerts when a pull request check fails | Not in its README | Yes |
| Extras | Notch and Touch Bar views, themes | Advice on when to compact |
What the other tool does and costs is taken from its own page, as checked in November 2026. Tools change; check their page for the current details.
More than one project is called ClaudeBar. This page compares the one at github.com/tddworks/ClaudeBar.
Choose ClaudeBar if
- You use many AI coding tools and want all their quotas in one place.
- You want something open source, or quota on your iPhone Lock Screen.
- You like themes, a notch view or a Touch Bar view.
Choose Cost Doctor if
- You use Claude Code or Codex and keep asking where the tokens went.
- Your Mac runs macOS 13 or 14.
- You want to be told which session to compact and which one started too large.
- You leave agents working and want to know the moment a pull request check fails.
See it on your own sessions
Cost Doctor is a Mac menu bar app that reads the logs Claude Code and Codex already write. It names the session that is using your tokens, says why, and turns your screen red when a check fails while an agent sits waiting. Nothing leaves your Mac.
Download the free trialHow it works14 days free, no account. Then $19 once, plus tax where it applies. For Apple silicon and Intel Macs on macOS 13 or later.