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Tools2026-08-12 · source-backed
GitHub's per-model breakdown (08-11), Copilot on web's clickable token-spend indicator showing per-session and per-message quota (08-10), Devin Desktop displaying ACU usage in-client (08-10), Claude Code adding gateway spend-limit support with reset times (08-08) (GitHub Changelog). Agent cost moved from a billing-page afterthought to an in-loop signal you're expected to steer on. If your harness doesn't surface spend per turn, you're behind the baseline now.
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Codex competes with Claude Code / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic
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Codex competes with Claude Code / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
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Claude Code uses VS Code / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
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Claude Code competes with Cursor / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
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Claude Code uses VS Code / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
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Claude Code competes with GitHub Copilot / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
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