Tools2026-07-11 · source-backed

Cross-tool cost tracking becomes its own category.

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2026-07-11

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With work spread across 20–30 tools and named tiers (Sol/Terra/Luna, Opus/Fable/Mythos) carrying 5x+ cost spreads, standalone trackers like codeburn now cover 31 tools by model, project, and task. You can't decide when to downshift a task to a cheaper tier without unified cost attribution. Expect this to become standard the way APM did for services.

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codeburn

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APM Cross Expect Fable Luna

Cross-tool cost tracking becomes its own category.

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