Ration
Free, open-source native macOS menu-bar app that tracks Claude Code usage with budget monitoring, project-level breakdown, and 100% local processing.
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Description
If you use Claude Code regularly, it's easy to lose track of how much you're actually spending until a bill or a rate limit surprises you. Ration puts that information where you'll actually see it — a small ring in your Mac's menu bar that fills up as you approach your budget, instead of a dashboard you have to remember to open.
Ration is a native macOS menu-bar app that tracks Claude Code usage with budget monitoring, project-level and branch-level breakdown, 7-day trend visualization, and a shareable weekly recap card showing streaks and estimated cost. It processes everything 100% locally with no network calls and no account required, aimed at developers who want to monitor their Claude Code consumption without leaving the desktop or running terminal commands.
💬 Our review
The short version: a small, focused, genuinely useful utility for a specific and growing pain point — not knowing how much AI coding usage is costing you until it's too late.
There isn't much direct competition for a dedicated Claude Code usage tracker; the alternative is manually running terminal commands or checking billing dashboards, both of which require remembering to check. Ration's edge is passive visibility (a menu-bar ring you glance at) plus 100% local processing, so there's no privacy trade-off for the convenience. The obvious limitation is platform lock-in (macOS only) and scope (Claude Code specifically, not a general AI-spend tracker). For a Mac-based Claude Code user, it's free and low-risk to try; Windows/Linux users or people using multiple AI coding tools will need to look elsewhere.
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📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Gratuit et open source, aucun compte ni abonnement requis.
Pros
100% local, aucune donnée n'est envoyée sur le réseau
Anneau de budget visible en permanence dans la barre de menu macOS
Détail par projet et par branche Git
Carte récap hebdomadaire partageable avec streaks et coût estimé
Cons
macOS uniquement, aucune version Windows ou Linux
Limité au suivi de l'usage Claude Code spécifiquement
Petit projet communautaire, pérennité du support incertaine