ACG Tools

ACG Tools offers a suite of five free, shareable utilities designed to help developers manage the expenses associated with large language model (LLM) operations. Key features include: • A comprehensive pricing leaderboard for official model list prices • An agent burn estimator to project monthly spend and runaway peaks • A prompt cost calculator for instant spend estimates on text inputs • Budget-aware templates for agent configurations (e.g., MCP/Cursor) • A checklist outlining 12 warning signals for cost overruns These tools provide essential transparency and control over LLM expenditures, allowing developers to make informed decisions about model selection and agent deployment. The pricing leaderboard offers a sortable comparison of major providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, enabling users to identify the most cost-effective options for their projects. The agent burn estimator helps teams anticipate monthly outlays based on daily agent runs and token usage, while the prompt cost calculator provides immediate feedback on the financial impact of specific prompts or chat transcripts. Further enhancing financial oversight, ACG Tools provides copy-paste templates for configuring coding agents (like Claude Code or Cursor) to be budget-aware, prompting them to check spend before proceeding with tasks. The agent cost runaway checklist serves as a vital self-assessment for teams, highlighting potential issues in managing agent expenses without proper budgets, attribution, or stop conditions. No signup is required, ensuring quick and easy access. These utilities are specifically built for developers who are running coding agents and need robust mechanisms to monitor and control their operational expenses. They are ideal for individual developers, startups, and engineering teams focused on optimizing resource allocation and preventing unexpected budget spikes in their language model applications.