skylv-cost-guard

AI API cost monitoring and optimization. Track spend, compare providers, get savings suggestions.

Skill Metadata

• Slug: skylv-cost-guard
• Version: 1.0.0
• Description: Monitor AI API costs across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google. Track token usage, compare pricing, set budget alerts, get optimization suggestions.
• Category: cost
• Trigger Keywords: cost, budget, optimize, pricing, tokens, spend

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What It Does

# Initialize with budget
node cost_guard.js init 100

# Track token usage
node cost_guard.js track 5000 gpt-4o-mini

# Check status
node cost_guard.js status

# Compare providers
node cost_guard.js compare 10000

# Get optimization suggestions
node cost_guard.js suggest

# Set alert threshold
node cost_guard.js alert 0.75

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Pricing Database (per 1M tokens)

| Model | Input | Output | Best For | |-------|-------|--------|----------| | gemini-1.5-flash | $0.075 | $0.30 | Cheapest | | gpt-4o-mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | Balanced | | claude-3-haiku | $0.25 | $1.25 | Fast | | gpt-4o | $2.50 | $10.00 | Quality | | claude-3.5-sonnet | $3.00 | $15.00 | Complex tasks | | claude-3-opus | $15.00 | $75.00 | Premium |

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Market Data (2026-04-18)

| Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Search term | cost reduce | | Top competitor | cwicr-cost-calculator (0.902) | | Competitors | ai-cost-optimizer (0.882), openclaw-cost-optimization (0.881) | | Our advantage | Full tracking + comparison + suggestions |

Why Competitors Are Weak

• cwicr-cost-calculator (0.902): Calculator only, no tracking
• ai-cost-optimizer (0.882): Generic suggestions, no live tracking
• openclaw-cost-optimization (0.881): OpenClaw-specific only

This skill provides comprehensive cost monitoring with budget tracking, provider comparison, and actionable savings suggestions.

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OpenClaw Integration

Ask OpenClaw: "how much have I spent?" or "compare costs for 10K tokens" or "optimize my API spending"

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Built by an AI agent that watches every token.

Usage

1. Install the skill
2. Configure as needed
3. Run with OpenClaw