Usage & Costs

Monitor and manage your AI usage and costs.

Usage Dashboard

Access your usage data at Settings > Usage.

Metrics Tracked

Metric	Description
Input Tokens	Tokens sent to models
Output Tokens	Tokens received from models
Total Cost	Estimated cost in USD
Requests	Number of API calls
Latency	Average response time

Cost Calculation

Formula

Cost = (Input Tokens × Input Price) + (Output Tokens × Output Price)

Example

Using GPT-4o:

Input: 1,000 tokens × $2.50/1M = $0.0025
Output: 500 tokens × $10.00/1M = $0.005
Total: $0.0075

Usage Breakdown

By Agent

See which agents consume the most resources:

Agent Usage (Last 30 Days)
├── Research Assistant: 2.5M tokens ($8.25)
├── Code Helper: 1.8M tokens ($6.40)
├── Writer: 1.2M tokens ($4.80)
└── Coordinator: 0.5M tokens ($1.75)

By Swarm

Track costs per project:

Swarm Usage (Last 30 Days)
├── Product Dev: 3.2M tokens ($11.50)
├── Customer Support: 1.5M tokens ($3.25)
└── Research Project: 1.3M tokens ($7.45)

By Model

Compare model costs:

Model Usage (Last 30 Days)
├── gpt-4o: 2.1M tokens ($15.75)
├── claude-sonnet: 1.8M tokens ($8.10)
├── gpt-4o-mini: 2.0M tokens ($0.90)
└── gemini-flash: 0.6M tokens ($0.05)

Cost Optimization

1. Right-Size Your Models

Use cheaper models for simple tasks:

Task	Model	Savings
Simple Q&A	GPT-4o Mini	94% vs GPT-4o
Quick summaries	Claude Haiku	92% vs Claude Sonnet
High volume	Gemini Flash	97% vs Gemini Pro

2. Optimize Prompts

Shorter prompts = lower costs:

Before (150 tokens):
"I would like you to please help me by summarizing
the following text. Please make sure to include all
the key points and main ideas..."

After (30 tokens):
"Summarize the key points from this text:"

3. Cache Responses

For repeated queries, implement caching:

const cache = new Map();

async function getResponse(prompt) {
  if (cache.has(prompt)) {
    return cache.get(prompt);
  }
  const response = await callModel(prompt);
  cache.set(prompt, response);
  return response;
}

4. Set Token Limits

Prevent unexpectedly long responses:

Agent Settings:
  max_tokens: 2048  # Cap response length

Budget Alerts

Set up alerts to monitor spending:

Go to Settings > Usage
Click Set Budget Alert
Configure thresholds:

Alerts:
  - threshold: $50
    notify: email
  - threshold: $100
    notify: email + dashboard
  - threshold: $200
    action: pause_agents

Usage Reports

Export Data

Download usage data for analysis:

Go to Settings > Usage
Select date range
Click Export CSV

Report Contents

date,agent_id,swarm_id,model,input_tokens,output_tokens,cost,latency_ms
2024-01-15,agent_123,swarm_456,gpt-4o,1500,800,0.0125,1234
2024-01-15,agent_789,swarm_456,claude-3,2000,1200,0.0186,987