TokenTally

Precision LLM Cost Forecasting Tool

Predict monthly operating costs within ±5% accuracy for chatbots and batch API operations across Claude and OpenAI models.

🎯 Features

Dual Calculator System

• Chatbot Calculator: Conversation-specific cost modeling with context accumulation
• Prompt Calculator: Batch API operations with optional multi-turn simulation

Core Capabilities

• 16 LLM Models: OpenAI (GPT-5 series, GPT-4.1 series, GPT-4o series) + Claude (4.5, 4.1, 4, and 3 series)
• Prompt Caching Support: Claude models with 90% cost savings on cached system prompts
• Cost Optimization: AI-generated recommendations for $500-$5,000/month savings
• Professional Reports: PDF and CSV export for both calculators
• Real-Time Calculations: <100ms updates as you adjust configuration
• CSV-Driven Pricing Updates: Quarterly pricing updates via automated utility (<100ms execution)
• Security-First: OWASP A03:2021 compliant, 0 vulnerabilities, privacy-by-design

Quality Metrics ✅

• Accuracy: 0.00% - 3.90% variance (exceeds ±5% target)
• Test Coverage: 22/22 scenarios passing (100%)
• Bundle Size: 305 KB gzipped (40% under target)
• TypeScript: 0 errors with 11 strict flags
• Security: 0 vulnerabilities (npm audit clean)

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

# Update pricing data (quarterly maintenance)
npm run update-pricing

Visit http://localhost:5173 to see the application.

Technology Stack

• Frontend: React 18.3+ with TypeScript 5.6+
• Build Tool: Vite 6.4
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 3.4
• State: Zustand 4.5
• Charts: Recharts 2.12
• Exports: jsPDF 3.0 + jsPDF-AutoTable 5.0

Project Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── ChatbotCalculator.tsx    # Chatbot cost calculator UI
│   ├── PromptCalculator.tsx     # Prompt cost calculator UI
│   ├── ModelSelector.tsx        # Model selection dropdown
│   ├── PromptInput.tsx          # Multi-line prompt input
│   └── ...                      # Other UI components
├── config/
│   └── pricingData.ts           # LLM pricing configuration (16 models, auto-generated)
├── store/
│   └── useCalculatorStore.ts    # Zustand state (both calculators)
├── types/
│   └── index.ts                 # TypeScript type definitions
├── utils/
│   ├── costCalculator.ts        # Core calculation engines
│   ├── optimizationEngine.ts    # Recommendation generators
│   ├── validators.ts            # Input validation framework
│   ├── csvExporter.ts           # CSV export with security
│   └── pdfExporter.ts           # PDF report generation
├── App.tsx                      # Main application with tab navigation
└── main.tsx                     # Application entry point

scripts/
├── types/
│   └── csvSchema.ts             # CSV validation types
├── validators/
│   └── csvValidator.ts          # Field and business validators (15 rules)
├── parsers/
│   └── csvParser.ts             # CSV parsing with validation
├── transformers/
│   └── dataTransformer.ts       # Data transformation utilities
├── utils/
│   └── pricingHelpers.ts        # Code generation utilities
└── update-pricing-from-csv.ts   # CSV-driven pricing updates (<100ms)

data/
└── pricing-update.csv           # Quarterly pricing maintenance (11 columns)

Cost Calculation Formula

Conversation Structure

firstTurnCost = (systemPrompt + userMsg) × inputPrice + response × outputPrice

// For Claude (with caching):
laterTurnsCost = (cachedSystemPrompt × cacheReadPrice + userMsg + context) × inputPrice
                 + response × outputPrice

// For OpenAI (no caching):
laterTurnsCost = (systemPrompt + userMsg + context) × inputPrice
                 + response × outputPrice

conversationCost = firstTurn + (laterTurns × (turns - 1))
monthlyCost = conversationCost × conversationsPerMonth

Key Parameters

• System Prompt Tokens: Size of your chatbot's system prompt (1-100,000 tokens)
• Avg User Message: Typical user input size (1-10,000 tokens)
• Avg Response: Typical AI response size (1-10,000 tokens)
• Conversation Turns: Number of back-and-forth exchanges (1-50)
• Conversations/Month: Monthly conversation volume (1-10,000,000)
• Context Strategy:
  • Minimal: 50 tokens/turn (basic context)
  • Moderate: 150 tokens/turn (recommended)
  • Full: 300 tokens/turn (maximum context)
• Cache Hit Rate: For Claude models, % of conversations with cached system prompt (default: 90%)

Security

TokenTally is a client-side only application with no backend, authentication, or database. Security focus:

• Dependency Security: Updated to patch CVEs (jsPDF 3.0.3, Vite 6.4.1, ESLint 9.39)
• Input Validation: All user inputs validated with min/max bounds
• CSV Formula Injection Prevention: Sanitizes =, +, -, @ characters
• TypeScript Strict Mode: Type safety for financial calculations
• ESLint Security Plugin: Detects unsafe patterns

See SECURITY.md for complete security documentation.

Pricing Data Updates

TokenTally uses a CSV-driven pricing update system for quarterly maintenance:

1. Edit CSV: Update data/pricing-update.csv with new model pricing (11 columns)
2. Run Utility: Execute npm run update-pricing for validation and code generation
3. Validation: 15 validation rules ensure data quality (11 field + 4 business rules)
4. Auto-Generate: Creates src/config/pricingData.ts with type-safe TypeScript code

Data Sources:

• OpenAI: https://openai.com/api/pricing/ (as of Jan 2025)
• Claude: https://www.anthropic.com/pricing (as of Jan 2025)

Pricing last updated: November 1, 2025 (16 models)

Known Limitations

• Does NOT account for API retry costs
• Does NOT include rate limiting impacts
• Assumes consistent conversation patterns (no outliers)
• Context growth is linear estimate (actual may vary)
• Token estimates are approximate (~4 chars = 1 token)

Development

# Run linter
npm run lint

# Run linter with auto-fix
npm run lint -- --fix

# Type checking only
npx tsc --noEmit

# Security audit
npm audit

Manual Testing

Run these 5 test scenarios to validate accuracy:

1. Zero Conversations: 0 conversations/month → $0 cost
2. Single-Turn: 1 turn → No caching benefit for Claude
3. High-Volume Caching: 1000t system prompt, 10K conversations/month, Claude → Verify 90% cache savings
4. Context Accumulation: Full vs Minimal strategy → Validate cost difference
5. Model Comparison: Same config across all 16 models → Verify cheapest model identified

Hand-calculate at least 2 scenarios and compare to tool output (must be within 1%).

Deployment

TokenTally is a static site ready for Vercel/Netlify:

npm run build  # Creates dist/ folder
# Upload dist/ to hosting provider

No environment variables needed - fully client-side calculations.

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

Support

For issues, feature requests, or questions:

1. Check CLAUDE.md for architecture and development patterns
2. Review SECURITY.md for security guidelines
3. See pricing data update process in data/pricing-update.csv and scripts/update-pricing-from-csv.ts

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