CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task

  • Hacker News

Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to understand usage at the task level. CodeBurn reads the JSONL...

  • Published: Apr 13, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 16, 2026

AI Summary

Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to understand usage at the task level. CodeBurn reads the JSONL...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/AgentSeal/codeburn.
  • Description: Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to u....
  • GitHub repository is linked as agentseal/codeburn.
  • Listed on Hacker News as "CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task".
  • Source description: Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to u....

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-13).
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/AgentSeal/codeburn.
  • Description: Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to u....

Why Now

CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently medium (49/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

67.8

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

53

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task".
  • Source description: Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to u....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-13.
  • Description: Built this after realizing I was spending ~$1400/week on Claude Code with almost no visibility into what was actually consuming tokens. Tools like ccusage give a cost breakdown per model and per day, but I wanted to u....
  • GitHub repository is linked as agentseal/codeburn.
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/AgentSeal/codeburn.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-13).
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

  • Public code access can lower evaluation friction for developer audiences.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Release cadence cannot be confirmed unless a changelog or release link is explicitly provided.

Evidence Snapshots

CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task

Listed on Hacker News as "CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task".

CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task GitHub repository

GitHub repository is linked as agentseal/codeburn.

CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task official profile

Primary public product URL is https://github.com/AgentSeal/codeburn.

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