How Much Do AI Coding Tools Really Cost? Compare cc-statistics and AgentsView

cc-statistics: Native macOS Usage Tracker

Project URL: https://github.com/androidZzT/cc-statistics (92 stars)

cc-statistics is a macOS menu‑bar application that aggregates token usage, estimated fees, and session records for Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and Cursor. It reads all data from local files, requiring no API keys or network connection.

Core capabilities:

Unified view of four platforms : one‑click switch or aggregate display.

Native macOS menu‑bar app : built with SwiftUI, shows real‑time daily token count and cost, icon turns red on over‑budget.

Global shortcut : Cmd+Shift+C opens the full dashboard from any window.

Session search & restore : cross‑platform history search with copy‑able restore commands.

Multidimensional analysis : command count, top‑10 tool calls, AI processing time vs. user operation time, language‑wise code change stats.

Usage alerts : configurable daily/weekly cost limits with system notifications.

Weekly/Monthly reports : auto‑generated Markdown, pushable to Slack, Feishu, or DingTalk.

Quota prediction : estimates when current consumption will hit the limit.

Web dashboard : dark‑mode browser UI, also works on Linux/Windows.

Zero‑dependency Python core : pure standard‑library, no extra pip packages.

Quick start:

# Install
uv tool install cc-statistics   # or pipx install cc-statistics
# Show a 7‑day aggregated report
cc-stats --all --since 7d
# Launch the macOS menu‑bar app
cc-stats-app

AgentsView: Cross‑Agent Session Intelligence

Project URL: https://github.com/kenn-io/agentsview (1.1k stars)

AgentsView expands coverage to more than 20 AI coding agents—including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Copilot CLI, OpenCode, Amp, Zencoder, etc.—and stores all data locally in SQLite. A single command starts a Web UI where users can browse, search, and analyze every agent's historical sessions.

Core capabilities:

Support for 20+ agents : automatic discovery of local agent session data.

Full‑text search : SQLite FTS5 enables cross‑session content search.

Cost tracking : auto‑calculates token cost via LiteLLM price tables, aware of prompt caching.

Analytics dashboard : activity heatmap, tool‑usage stats, speed metrics, project breakdown.

Real‑time updates : server‑sent events push new session messages instantly.

Shortcut navigation : j/k to scroll, Cmd+K for global search.

Session export : export as HTML or publish to GitHub Gist.

PostgreSQL support : team data sharing and remote SSH sync.

Docker deployment : one‑click production rollout.

Performance : indexed SQLite makes queries ~100× faster than cusage.

Quick start:

# Install (macOS/Linux)
curl -fsSL https://agentsview.io/install.sh | bash
# Start the Web UI
agentsview serve
# Show daily cost summary
agentsview usage daily

Open a browser at http://127.0.0.1:8080 to use the UI.

Feature comparison

Supported agents : cc-statistics – 4 (Claude, Gemini, Codex, Cursor); AgentsView – 20+.

Run mode : cc-statistics – macOS menu‑bar app + CLI + Web; AgentsView – Web UI + CLI.

Tech stack : cc-statistics – Python (zero deps) + SwiftUI; AgentsView – Go + SQLite.

Installation : cc-statistics – pipx or uv; AgentsView – curl script or Homebrew.

Docker deployment : cc-statistics – not supported; AgentsView – supported.

PostgreSQL team sharing : cc-statistics – no; AgentsView – yes.

Real‑time session updates : cc-statistics – manual refresh; AgentsView – SSE push.

Cost tracking : both provide it.

Usage alerts : cc-statistics – system notification; AgentsView – none.

Weekly/Monthly report push : cc-statistics – Slack/Feishu/DingTalk; AgentsView – none.

GitHub stars : cc-statistics – 92; AgentsView – 1,093.

License : both MIT.

Which tool to choose?

If you work primarily on macOS and only use Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Cursor, and you want a native menu‑bar monitor with real‑time alerts and auto‑generated reports, cc-statistics is the better fit.

If you need to handle many different agents (more than four), require team data sharing, remote sync, richer search and analytics, or prefer a web‑based UI, AgentsView is the recommended choice.

Both projects are free and open‑source, so you can install both and see which aligns best with your workflow.