Cost Accrual Tracker

Real-time tracking of API costs during LLM execution with support for partial costs on abort.

When to Use

✅ Use for:

• Implementing real-time cost tracking during execution
• Capturing partial costs when executions are aborted
• Building cost display widgets for execution UIs
• Integrating token counting into execution pipelines
• Adding budget thresholds with auto-stop

❌ NOT for:

• Cost estimation before execution (use pricing calculators)
• Billing system design (use billing-system skill)
• Price tier management or discounts
• Historical cost analytics dashboards