ratanon/claude-code

1[2  {3    "chunk_id": 1,4    "text": "Anthropic home page English Search... Search... Navigation Administration Manage costs effectively Welcome Developer Guide API Guide Claude Code Model Context Protocol (MCP) Resources Release Notes Documentation Developer Discord Support Getting started Overview Set up Quickstart Memory management Common workflows Build with Claude Add Claude Code to your IDE Model Context Protocol (MCP) GitHub Actions Claude Code SDK Troubleshooting Deployment Overview Amazon Bedrock Google Vertex AI Corporate proxy LLM gateway Development containers Administration Identity and Access Management Security Monitoring Costs Reference CLI reference Interactive mode Slash commands Settings Resources Data usage Legal and compliance Claude Code consumes tokens for each interaction. The average cost is $6 per developer per day, with daily costs remaining below $12 for 90% of users. For team usage, Claude Code charges by API token consumption. On average, Claude Code costs ~$50-60/developer per month with Sonnet 4 though there is large variance depending on how many instances users are running and whether theyre using it in automation.  Track your costs Use /cost to see current session usage Anthropic Console users : Check historical usage in the Anthropic Console (requires Admin or Billing role) Set workspace spend limits for the Claude Code workspace (requires Admin role) Pro and Max plan users : Usage is included in your subscription  Managing costs for teams When using Anthropic API, you can limit the total Claude Code workspace spend. To configure, follow these instructions . Admins can view cost and usage reporting by following these instructions . On Bedrock and Vertex, Claude Code does not send metrics from your cloud. In order to get cost metrics, several large enterprises reported using LiteLLM , which is an open-source tool that helps companies track spend by key . This project is unaffiliated with Anthropic and we have not audited its security.  Reduce token usage Compact conversations: Claude uses auto-compact by default when context exceeds 95% capacity Toggle auto-compact: Run /config and navigate to Auto-compact enabled Use /compact manually when context gets large Add custom instructions: /compact Focus on code samples and API usage Customize compaction by adding to CLAUDE.md: # Summary instructions When you are using compact, please focus on test output and code changes Write specific queries: Avoid vague requests that trigger unnecessary scanning Break down complex tasks: Split large tasks into focused interactions Clear history between tasks: Use /clear to reset context Costs can vary significantly based on: Size of codebase being analyzed Complexity of queries Number of files being searched or modified Length of conversation history Frequency of compacting conversations Background processes (haiku generation, conversation summarization)  Background token usage Claude Code uses tokens for some background functionality even when idle: Haiku generation : Small creative messages that appear while you type (approximately 1 cent per day) Conversation summarization : Background jobs that summarize previous conversations for the claude --resume feature Command processing : Some commands like /cost may generate requests to check status These background processes consume a small amount of tokens (typically under $0.04 per session) even without active interaction. For team deployments, we recommend starting with a small pilot group to establish usage patterns before wider rollout. Was this page helpful? Yes No Monitoring CLI reference On this page Track your costs Managing costs for teams Reduce token usage Background token usage",5    "title": "Manage costs effectively - Anthropic",6    "url": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/costs",7    "word_count": 543,8    "char_count": 36829  }10]