Monitoring and controlling AI API costs for your OpenClaw instance
OpenClaw cost tracking is the monitoring of API usage and associated costs for your agent's LLM calls. Since OpenClaw calls LLM APIs (Claude, GPT-4, Gemini) for every agent loop iteration, API costs accumulate quickly — especially for high-frequency or multi-step automations.
Each LLM API call has a cost per input and output token. OpenClaw logs these calls with token counts, allowing you to calculate and track cumulative costs. Advanced setups use budget alerts that pause the agent or switch to a cheaper model when a daily or monthly spending threshold is reached.
Without cost tracking, an agent running complex multi-step tasks can accumulate hundreds of dollars in API costs before you notice. Clawfleet provides real-time cost dashboards, model-level breakdowns, and configurable budget alerts that prevent bill shock and help you optimize your agent's efficiency.
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