Tokencost Dev

LLM pricing oracle — model lookup, cost estimation, and comparison via LiteLLM

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

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Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tokencost-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tokencost-dev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (4)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Tokencost Dev.

get_model_details

Look up pricing, context window, and capabilities for any model. Fuzzy matching means `"sonnet 4.5"` works just as well as `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250514"`.

calculate_estimate

Estimate cost for a given number of input and output tokens.

compare_models

Find the most cost-effective models matching your requirements.

refresh_prices

Force re-fetch pricing data from the LiteLLM registry (cache is refreshed automatically every 24h).

Documentation Overview

tokencost

Ask your AI assistant "how much does GPT-4o cost?" — get an instant, accurate answer.

tokencost demo in Claude Code

Install in 30 seconds

Claude Code:

Terminal

claude mcp add tokencost-dev -- npx -y tokencost-dev

Then ask: "How much would 1M input tokens cost on claude-sonnet-4-5?"

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tokencost-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tokencost-dev"]
    }
  }
}

No API keys. No accounts. No configuration files. Pricing data is fetched from the LiteLLM community registry and cached locally for 24 hours.

Tools

`get_model_details`

Look up pricing, context window, and capabilities for any model. Fuzzy matching means "sonnet 4.5" works just as well as "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250514".

Code

> "What are Claude Sonnet 4.5's pricing and capabilities?"

Model: claude-sonnet-4-5
Provider: anthropic | Mode: chat

Pricing (per 1M tokens):
  Input:  $3.00
  Output: $15.00

Context Window:
  Max Input:  200K
  Max Output: 8K

Capabilities: vision, function_calling, parallel_function_calling

`calculate_estimate`

Estimate cost for a given number of input and output tokens.

Code

> "How much will 1000 input + 500 output tokens cost on Claude Sonnet 4.5?"

Cost Estimate for claude-sonnet-4-5

  Input:  1K tokens × $3.00/1M  = $0.003000
  Output: 500 tokens × $15.00/1M = $0.007500
  ─────────────────────────────
  Total:  $0.0105

`compare_models`

Find the most cost-effective models matching your requirements.

Code

> "What are the cheapest OpenAI chat models?"

Top 2 most cost-effective models (provider: openai) (mode: chat):

1. gpt-4o-mini
   Provider: openai | Mode: chat
   Input: $0.15/1M | Output: $0.60/1M
   Context: 128K in / 16K out

2. gpt-4o
   Provider: openai | Mode: chat
   Input: $5.00/1M | Output: $15.00/1M
   Context: 128K in / 16K out

`refresh_prices`

Force re-fetch pricing data from the LiteLLM registry (cache is refreshed automatically every 24h).

Docs

Full documentation at tokencost.dev

License

MIT

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Adoption & maintenance

Factual signals from GitHub, npm, and our automated checks — not a rating.

GitHub stars

Stargazers on the source repository.

npm downloads

213

Package downloads in the last 30 days.

Last commit

6d ago

Most recent push to the default branch.

Tools exposed

Callable tools this server registers over MCP.

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tokencost Dev

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "tokencost-dev": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "tokencost-dev"] } }

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Tokencost Dev

LLM pricing oracle — model lookup, cost estimation, and comparison via LiteLLM

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Not yet automatically verified

We haven't yet run this listing's install command through our automated sandbox check. This isn't a red flag — we're steadily working through the catalog.

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tokencost-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tokencost-dev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (4)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Tokencost Dev.

get_model_details

Look up pricing, context window, and capabilities for any model. Fuzzy matching means `"sonnet 4.5"` works just as well as `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250514"`.

calculate_estimate

Estimate cost for a given number of input and output tokens.

compare_models

Find the most cost-effective models matching your requirements.

refresh_prices

Force re-fetch pricing data from the LiteLLM registry (cache is refreshed automatically every 24h).

Documentation Overview

tokencost

Ask your AI assistant "how much does GPT-4o cost?" — get an instant, accurate answer.

tokencost demo in Claude Code

Install in 30 seconds

Claude Code:

Terminal

claude mcp add tokencost-dev -- npx -y tokencost-dev

Then ask: "How much would 1M input tokens cost on claude-sonnet-4-5?"

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tokencost-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tokencost-dev"]
    }
  }
}

No API keys. No accounts. No configuration files. Pricing data is fetched from the LiteLLM community registry and cached locally for 24 hours.

Tools

`get_model_details`

Look up pricing, context window, and capabilities for any model. Fuzzy matching means "sonnet 4.5" works just as well as "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250514".

Code

> "What are Claude Sonnet 4.5's pricing and capabilities?"

Model: claude-sonnet-4-5
Provider: anthropic | Mode: chat

Pricing (per 1M tokens):
  Input:  $3.00
  Output: $15.00

Context Window:
  Max Input:  200K
  Max Output: 8K

Capabilities: vision, function_calling, parallel_function_calling

`calculate_estimate`

Estimate cost for a given number of input and output tokens.

Code

> "How much will 1000 input + 500 output tokens cost on Claude Sonnet 4.5?"

Cost Estimate for claude-sonnet-4-5

  Input:  1K tokens × $3.00/1M  = $0.003000
  Output: 500 tokens × $15.00/1M = $0.007500
  ─────────────────────────────
  Total:  $0.0105

`compare_models`

Find the most cost-effective models matching your requirements.

Code

> "What are the cheapest OpenAI chat models?"

Top 2 most cost-effective models (provider: openai) (mode: chat):

1. gpt-4o-mini
   Provider: openai | Mode: chat
   Input: $0.15/1M | Output: $0.60/1M
   Context: 128K in / 16K out

2. gpt-4o
   Provider: openai | Mode: chat
   Input: $5.00/1M | Output: $15.00/1M
   Context: 128K in / 16K out

`refresh_prices`

Force re-fetch pricing data from the LiteLLM registry (cache is refreshed automatically every 24h).

Docs

Full documentation at tokencost.dev

License

MIT

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

Related MCP Servers

View all in Developer Tools View all alternatives

Adoption & maintenance

Factual signals from GitHub, npm, and our automated checks — not a rating.

GitHub stars

Stargazers on the source repository.

npm downloads

213

Package downloads in the last 30 days.

Last commit

6d ago

Most recent push to the default branch.

Tools exposed

Callable tools this server registers over MCP.

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tokencost Dev

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "tokencost-dev": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "tokencost-dev"] } }

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryDeveloper Tools

55Quality signal: Good · 55/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership10/20

Documentation & tools24/30

Adoption & activity7/15

Community engagement0/10

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