USAGE, LIMITS, AND BETTER ROUTING

Know what your
AI tools are using.

Practical guides for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, local models, and the growing stack around them. Every article connects the work a model does with a way to track its usage.

5 articles publishedFive new guides each day through September 28
Usage Basics

Why AI Coding Assistant Usage Feels Unpredictable

Seven factors that make AI coding usage jump, plus a tracking method that explains your real burn rate without hidden-formula guesswork.

September 23, 20262 min read
Comparison

Codex vs Claude Code Usage Limits: What Should You Track?

Compare Codex and Claude Code usage without pretending prompts are equal. Focus on windows, pace, context, and task outcomes.

September 23, 20262 min read
Codex

How to Track Codex Usage and Reset Times

Track Codex limits from the CLI, desktop app, and a persistent Mac view so longer agent tasks do not end in a surprise limit.

September 23, 20262 min read
Claude Code

Claude Code 5-Hour and Weekly Limits, in Plain English

Understand Claude Code's short and weekly usage windows, why both matter, and how to track them without interrupting your work.

September 23, 20262 min read
Claude Code

How to Track Claude Code Usage Before You Hit the Limit

A practical way to monitor Claude Code session and weekly usage, reset times, and the work patterns that consume allowance fastest.

September 23, 20262 min read

Plan terms and limits change. Provider documentation linked inside each article is the source for current account rules.