Matthew Berman Checks His Clawdbot Token Costs

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Matthew Berman checks his model usage during an early Clawdbot session and finds that spending and token counts are higher than he expected. He says the figures are a reminder to watch costs; the clip does not establish a typical price for other users.

1Previous-day spendingBerman says the previous day cost about $130.
2Early spending todayHe reports that the current day had already reached about $32.
3High token volumeHe points to roughly 70 million tokens on the previous day and around 25 million so far today.

Takeaways

Berman reports roughly $130 of model spending on the previous day.
By 9:30 a.m. the next day, he says the cost had reached about $32.
Token usage and costs depend on the particular models and workload.

TopicsAI cost & performance Personal agents Inference

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A surprise usage bill

Berman reacts to his previous and current day’s costs.

SLIDE 1 / 2Previous-day model spendingThe dashboard shows a breakdown of model charges for the prior day.

I check my Clawdbot-related usage and am surprised by how much it cost. I say I paid about $130 the previous day and that the current day is already up to $32. The figures prompt me to be more careful about spending; they describe my own usage, not a standard cost of the software.

Token usage

He compares the token volumes shown on the usage dashboard.

The dashboard shows roughly 70 million tokens for the previous day and about 25 million so far today, even though it is only 9:30 a.m. These are rounded figures from my usage check; costs vary with model choice, token type and workload.