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Henry Godnick

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Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: Track Every Token in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: Track Every Token in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: Track Every Token in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: Track Every Token in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

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Why I Started Counting Tokens (And How It Changed My Dev Workflow)

Why I Started Counting Tokens (And How It Changed My Dev Workflow)

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: Track Every Token in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: Track Every Token in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: How I Track Every Token in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your LLM Costs: How I Track Every Token in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Token Usage in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Token Usage in Real Time

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3 Tiny Mac Utilities That Fixed My Dev Workflow This Month

3 Tiny Mac Utilities That Fixed My Dev Workflow This Month

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Token Usage in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Token Usage in Real Time

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3 Tiny Mac Utilities That Fixed My Dev Workflow (2026 Edition)

3 Tiny Mac Utilities That Fixed My Dev Workflow (2026 Edition)

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Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

Stop Guessing Your API Costs: Track LLM Tokens in Real Time

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I Tracked Every Token I Spent on LLM APIs for a Month — Here's What I Learned

I Tracked Every Token I Spent on LLM APIs for a Month — Here's What I Learned

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Why I Built a Photo-Based Nutrition Tracker (And What I Learned)

Why I Built a Photo-Based Nutrition Tracker (And What I Learned)

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How I Track Every Token I Spend on LLM APIs (And Why You Should Too)

How I Track Every Token I Spend on LLM APIs (And Why You Should Too)

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I Blocked My Own Feed and My Code Output Doubled

I Blocked My Own Feed and My Code Output Doubled

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I Tracked My AI Spending for a Month — Here's What Actually Surprised Me

I Tracked My AI Spending for a Month — Here's What Actually Surprised Me

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I Block Feeds Without Blocking Apps — Here's How

I Block Feeds Without Blocking Apps — Here's How

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How I Block Feeds Without Blocking Apps on Mac

How I Block Feeds Without Blocking Apps on Mac

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Token usage bugs are easiest to catch during the run, not after billing

Token usage bugs are easiest to catch during the run, not after billing

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Token usage leaks happen during the run, not after billing refresh

Token usage leaks happen during the run, not after billing refresh

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AI token costs are easiest to fix when you can see them live

AI token costs are easiest to fix when you can see them live

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Real-time token telemetry should sit next to your code editor

Real-time token telemetry should sit next to your code editor

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You can cut AI spend without downgrading model quality

You can cut AI spend without downgrading model quality

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Shipping speed means nothing if token margins collapse

Shipping speed means nothing if token margins collapse

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If you only track monthly AI cost, you are already late

If you only track monthly AI cost, you are already late

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Per-feature token tracking gives cleaner product decisions

Per-feature token tracking gives cleaner product decisions

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Context bloat is the quiet killer of AI app margins

Context bloat is the quiet killer of AI app margins

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The fastest API cost win is killing retry loops early

The fastest API cost win is killing retry loops early

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Live token spend beats month-end billing surprises

Live token spend beats month-end billing surprises

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The easiest way to cut AI costs by 30% is to stop context bloat

The easiest way to cut AI costs by 30% is to stop context bloat

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AI token costs feel random until you track usage live

AI token costs feel random until you track usage live

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I Blocked Social Media Feeds Without Deleting the Apps — Here's What Changed

I Blocked Social Media Feeds Without Deleting the Apps — Here's What Changed

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The Hidden Cost of AI Coding Agents (And How to Track It in Real Time)

The Hidden Cost of AI Coding Agents (And How to Track It in Real Time)

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GPT-5.4 Mini Just Launched at 3x the Price of GPT-5 Mini. Here's What That Means for Your API Bill.

GPT-5.4 Mini Just Launched at 3x the Price of GPT-5 Mini. Here's What That Means for Your API Bill.

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Menu Bar Token Counter vs Cloud Dashboard: Which Actually Saves You Money?

Menu Bar Token Counter vs Cloud Dashboard: Which Actually Saves You Money?

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I Stopped Deleting Apps and Started Blocking Just the Feed Instead

I Stopped Deleting Apps and Started Blocking Just the Feed Instead

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I Replaced Manual Calorie Logging with Photo-Based Tracking and Actually Stuck With It

I Replaced Manual Calorie Logging with Photo-Based Tracking and Actually Stuck With It

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I Stopped Deleting Apps and Started Blocking Just the Feed Instead

I Stopped Deleting Apps and Started Blocking Just the Feed Instead

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5 Ways Vibe Coding Quietly Burns Through Your API Budget

5 Ways Vibe Coding Quietly Burns Through Your API Budget

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I Tried 4 Calorie Tracking Apps So You Don't Have To (One Uses AI Photo Logging)

I Tried 4 Calorie Tracking Apps So You Don't Have To (One Uses AI Photo Logging)

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I Compared 5 Ways to Track LLM API Costs (Only One Works in Real Time)

I Compared 5 Ways to Track LLM API Costs (Only One Works in Real Time)

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I Blocked Just the Feed on Every Social App and My Screen Time Dropped 2 Hours

I Blocked Just the Feed on Every Social App and My Screen Time Dropped 2 Hours

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How I Track LLM Token Costs in Real Time From My Menu Bar

How I Track LLM Token Costs in Real Time From My Menu Bar

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I Switched from MyFitnessPal and Cut My Food Tracking Time by 80%

I Switched from MyFitnessPal and Cut My Food Tracking Time by 80%

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Why I Stopped Blocking Entire Websites and Started Blocking Feeds Instead

Why I Stopped Blocking Entire Websites and Started Blocking Feeds Instead

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7 Hidden Costs of AI-Assisted Development (And How I Actually Fixed Them)

7 Hidden Costs of AI-Assisted Development (And How I Actually Fixed Them)

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Claude's 1M Context Window Is Live — Here's How to Actually Use It Without Burning Through Your Quota

Claude's 1M Context Window Is Live — Here's How to Actually Use It Without Burning Through Your Quota

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Claude Code Just Got 1M Context — Here's Why That Makes Cost Tracking More Important, Not Less

Claude Code Just Got 1M Context — Here's Why That Makes Cost Tracking More Important, Not Less

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I Tracked My Claude Code Token Spend for a Week. Here's What Actually Surprised Me.

I Tracked My Claude Code Token Spend for a Week. Here's What Actually Surprised Me.

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I Cut My AI Coding Bill by 60% Without Changing Models — Here's What Actually Worked

I Cut My AI Coding Bill by 60% Without Changing Models — Here's What Actually Worked

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I Tracked Every Dollar I Spent on AI Coding Tools for 30 Days — Here's What I Learned

I Tracked Every Dollar I Spent on AI Coding Tools for 30 Days — Here's What I Learned

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I Tracked Every AI Token and Every Doomscroll Trigger for 7 Days (Here’s What Actually Worked)

I Tracked Every AI Token and Every Doomscroll Trigger for 7 Days (Here’s What Actually Worked)

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I Thought I Had an AI Bill Problem. I Actually Had 7 Workflow Leaks.

I Thought I Had an AI Bill Problem. I Actually Had 7 Workflow Leaks.

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I cut my AI coding costs and doomscrolling in the same week (here’s the exact system)

I cut my AI coding costs and doomscrolling in the same week (here’s the exact system)

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I thought I had an AI model problem. I actually had a workflow problem.

I thought I had an AI model problem. I actually had a workflow problem.

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I cut my AI coding costs and doomscrolling in 7 days (solo Mac dev log)

I cut my AI coding costs and doomscrolling in 7 days (solo Mac dev log)

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