Comparison
UsageMeter vs Claude Usage Tracker: an honest comparison
In short
Pick Claude Usage Tracker for Claude's limits plus the token cost of each conversation and of your next message, with an open-source tool used by 100,000 people that also tells you for free when a limit comes back. Pick UsageMeter for roughly when you would hit each limit at your pace, Pro alerts before the wall, the week split between chats, Claude Code and Cowork, and Claude Code tokens added up across your PCs.
Where they differ
| Criterion | OursUsageMeterusagemeter.app | Claude Usage Trackerlugia19 |
|---|---|---|
| See it coming | ||
| When you'll hit the limit | Yes“Blocked around 21:40” at your recent pace | PartlyMessages left at the current cost |
| Alert before the limit | PaidPro: threshold, pace, 100%; never twice across devices | NoBars turn red from 90% |
| Alert when a limit is back | PaidPro: even if it came back with the browser closed | YesOptional, after a limit you had nearly filled |
| Claude outage vs your limit | YesA pill under the message box and in the popup | Not verified |
| Claude Code | ||
| Claude Code usage | YesUsageMeter Link (Windows): tokens of each PC | PartlyPlan limits on claude.ai/code too; no terminal token counts |
| Where Claude Code tokens go | PaidPro: sub-agents, MCP servers, skills; free preview | NoNo terminal token counts |
| History and sharing | ||
| History and charts | PaidPro: 24-hour and 7-day charts, CSV | Not verified |
| GitHub README widgets | YesFree cards and badges; more themes and widgets in Pro | Not verified |
| Team view | PaidTeam plan: each member's limits and Claude Code | Not verified |
| Devices and accounts | ||
| Where it runs | Chrome, Edge, Firefox (Android too); Link on Windows | Chrome, Firefox (Android too); desktop launcher |
| Several Claude accounts | Yes3 free, 10 with Pro | PartlyOne per Firefox or Brave container |
| Privacy, price and users | ||
| Your data | Percentages and settings synced; never conversations | Synced across devices via Firebase (organization ID) |
| Open source | No | YesGPL-3.0 |
| Price | Free; Pro $4.99/month | Free |
| Last update | 24 Sept 2026 · v1.6.0 | 24 Sept 2026 · v5.6.4 |
| Users and rating | 1,000 users · 5.0 ★ (14 ratings) on the Chrome Web Store · 1,698 users · 3.5 ★ (8 ratings) on Firefox Add-ons | 100,000 users · 4.8 ★ (467 ratings) on the Chrome Web Store · 4,379 users · 4.8 ★ (46 ratings) on Firefox Add-ons · 436 stars on GitHub |
What Claude Usage Tracker does better
- Token detail per conversation: files, project knowledge, history, caching status and the estimated cost of your next message
- Open source (GPL-3.0), with far more users: 100,000 on Chrome
- A free notification when a limit you had nearly filled comes back; UsageMeter's is Pro
- Marks peak hours on the session bar
What UsageMeter does better
- Roughly when you would hit each limit at your current pace (“blocked around 21:40”)
- Alerts before the wall (Pro): at your threshold, or when your pace would block you soon
- The week split between chats, Claude Code and Cowork
- Claude Code tokens added up across Windows PCs with UsageMeter Link, and where they go (Pro)
- The toolbar icon itself shows your session, your week or the closest limit
Switching from Claude Usage Tracker to UsageMeter
What carries over
- Your Claude account and limits: nothing to migrate
- Every limit Claude reports, free accounts included, on the claude.ai page, in Chrome or Firefox
- Your usage credits spend
- A cost per message: UsageMeter shows what each reply took from your session
What you give up
- Token counts and caching status per conversation
- The peak-hours marker
- A free notification when a limit comes back
- An open-source codebase
UsageMeter
usagemeter.appOursBest for: Every limit claude.ai reports, right on the page, with a forecast at your pace, Pro alerts before the wall and Claude Code across your Windows PCs.
Strengths
- A gauge in the claude.ai composer and on the toolbar for every limit claude.ai reports, free Claude accounts included
- A forecast at your recent pace (“blocked around 21:40”) and the price of each reply (“+1.8%” of your session)
- Pro alerts before the wall: at your threshold, at your pace, at 100% and when a limit is back, never twice across your devices
- Claude Code tokens added up across Windows PCs with UsageMeter Link, and where they go: sub-agents, MCP servers, skills (Pro)
- GitHub README widgets, Firefox for Android, and a note when a Claude outage, not your limit, is the problem
Limits
- Alerts are Pro only, while several other trackers here alert for free
- Charts and the Claude Code breakdown are Pro; the free plan gets a preview
- UsageMeter Link runs on Windows only
- Not open source; percentages and settings sync to usagemeter.app
What else it does
- When you'll hit the limit
- Alert before the limitPaid
- Alert when a limit is backPaid
- Cost of each message
- Claude outage vs your limit
- Where Claude Code tokens goPaid
- Several PCs added up
- GitHub README widgets
- On a phone
- Team viewPaid
1,000 users · 5.0 ★ (14 ratings) on the Chrome Web Store · 1,698 users · 3.5 ★ (8 ratings) on Firefox Add-ons (checked on 24 September 2026)
Claude Usage Tracker
lugia19Best for: Claude's limits plus what each conversation and your next message cost in tokens, on any plan including Free, from the most installed tracker.
Strengths
- By far the most installed: 100,000 users on the Chrome Web Store
- Every limit Claude reports, from the session to Fable and extra usage, in the sidebar and a popup, free accounts included
- Counts the tokens of files, project knowledge, history and replies, with the estimated cost of your next message and the messages left
- A free notification when a limit you had nearly filled comes back, and several accounts through Firefox or Brave containers
- Open source (GPL-3.0), on Chrome and Firefox, Firefox for Android included
Limits
- Its token and cost figures are estimates; web search results and Research are not counted, per its listing
- No notification before a limit is full: its bars turn red from 90%
- No split of the week between chats, Claude Code and Cowork, and no time forecast to the reset
- Syncs across devices through Firebase, keyed to your organization ID
What else it does
- When you'll hit the limitPartly
- Alert when a limit is back
- Cost of each message
- Several PCs added up
- On a phone
100,000 users · 4.8 ★ (467 ratings) on the Chrome Web Store · 4,379 users · 4.8 ★ (46 ratings) on Firefox Add-ons · 436 stars on GitHub (checked on 24 September 2026)
FAQ
Can I use Claude Usage Tracker and UsageMeter together?
Yes. Both show the limits claude.ai reports for your account; Claude Usage Tracker adds the token detail of each conversation, UsageMeter a forecast at your pace, the week by product and Claude Code across your PCs.
Which one works with a free Claude account?
Both, since UsageMeter 1.6.0: after you send a message, each reads the session and weekly figures Claude sends with its reply. Anthropic documents no usage bars for free accounts, so this can change.
Which one warns me before I hit the limit?
UsageMeter, with Pro: at your threshold (90% by default), when your pace would block you soon and at 100%, never twice across your devices. Claude Usage Tracker notifies you when a limit you had nearly filled comes back; before that, its bars turn red from 90%.