See exactly where your Claude Code bill comes from
Claude Optimizations is a live dashboard that breaks your daily Claude Code spend into rules, re-reads, tool output, and new work, then tracks the fixes that bring it down.
Free web dashboard, plus a free macOS menu bar app
What it shows you
The re-read tax
Every agent step re-sends the whole conversation so far. This chart shows how much of your spend is rules and tool lists, how much is re-read history, and how much is genuinely new work.
Daily spend, with a timeline
A day-by-day bar chart of what Claude Code cost, with any day you shipped a cost fix marked so you can see the before and after.
Where the money goes
A breakdown of cache reads, cache writes, and output for any period you pick, compared against an earlier period of your choosing.
A tracked list of fixes
Concrete levers like shrinking instruction files, trimming tool output, and compacting sooner, each one showing what share of spend it targets and whether it is done.
What-if calculators
See what your spend would look like if more work ran on cheaper models, or if a specific request pattern changed, before you commit to changing anything.
A free macOS app
A lightweight menu bar wrapper around the same dashboard, so the numbers are one click away without keeping a browser tab open.
How it works
Point it at your usage
A snapshot script reads your local Claude Code logs and produces a daily usage report. No conversation content leaves your machine.
It publishes a dashboard
The daily numbers are turned into the charts and tables you see on the live site, refreshed automatically.
You read it and act
Pick a period, compare it to an earlier one, and work through the list of fixes ranked by how much of your spend each one targets.
Questions, answered
Is this made by Anthropic?
No. Claude Optimizations is an independent tool built by The Portland Company. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.
Does it see my conversation content?
No. It reads token and cost totals from your local Claude Code usage logs, not the contents of your conversations.
Do I need the macOS app to use this?
No. The dashboard runs in any browser. The macOS app is a convenience wrapper for people who want it in their menu bar.
What is the 're-read tax'?
It is the cost of an agent re-sending its full conversation history, rules, and tool list on every step. The dashboard measures how much of your bill is this re-reading versus genuinely new work.
Will this change my Claude Code settings for me?
No. It shows you what is driving your spend and lists specific fixes. Applying them is up to you.
Is it free?
Yes, both the dashboard and the macOS app are free.
Stop guessing why the bill is high
Open the dashboard, pick a period, and see exactly what you are paying for.