Claude Usage
VerifiedCalculate Claude Max subscription usage from OpenClaw session data. Shows credits consumed, weekly budget percentage, 5-hour rate limit window, and per-session breakdown.
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# Claude Max Usage Calculator
Track your Claude Max subscription usage based on the reverse-engineered credits system from she-llac.com/claude-limits.
When to use
When the user asks about Claude usage, credits, subscription consumption, rate limits, or wants to know how much budget is left.
Setup (first time)
- Ask the user for:
- Weekly reset time — visible on claude.ai Settings > Usage (e.g. "Resets Mon 2:00 PM")
- Plan — `pro` ($20), `5x` ($100), or `20x` ($200). Default: `5x`
Save it so they never have to repeat: ```bash python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py "2026-02-09 14:00" --plan 5x --save ```
Commands
```bash # Weekly overview (uses saved config after first --save) python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py
# Override plan or timezone python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py --plan 20x --tz "America/New_York"
# Top N sessions only python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py --top 5
# Single session detail (substring match on key or id) python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py --session "main" python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py --session "9aadee"
# JSON output python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claude-usage.py --json ```
What it shows
Weekly overview - Total credits used vs weekly budget (with progress bar) - **5-hour sliding window** — warns if approaching the per-5h rate limit - All sessions ranked by credits consumed - Model breakdown (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku/non-Claude)
Single session detail (`--session`) - Credits consumed and % of weekly budget - % of total usage (how much of your spending this session accounts for) - Token breakdown (input/output/cache) - Per-model detail
Credits formula
``` credits = (input_tokens + cache_write_tokens) × input_rate + output_tokens × output_rate ```
| Model | Input rate | Output rate | |--------|-----------|-------------| | Haiku | 2/15 | 10/15 | | Sonnet | 6/15 | 30/15 | | Opus | 10/15 | 50/15 |
Cache reads are free. Non-Claude models (Gemini, Codex, etc.) don't consume Claude credits.
Plan budgets
| Plan | $/month | Credits/5h | Credits/week | |------|---------|-----------|-------------| | Pro | $20 | 550,000 | 5,000,000 | | 5× | $100 | 3,300,000 | 41,666,700 | | 20× | $200 | 11,000,000| 83,333,300 |
Requirements
- Python 3.9+
- OpenClaw with session JSONL files (auto-detected at `~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/`)
Use Cases
- Calculate Claude Max subscription usage based on the reverse-engineered credits system
- Track how many credits each model consumes per session to optimize model selection
- Estimate remaining capacity before starting a resource-intensive coding session
- Compare credit consumption rates across Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku for budgeting
- Monitor weekly credit burn rate to predict when limits will be reached
Pros & Cons
Pros
- +Based on real reverse-engineered credit data from she-llac.com
- +Provides per-model credit breakdowns for informed model selection
- +No API keys required — works with local CLI data
Cons
- -Credit system is reverse-engineered and may become inaccurate if Anthropic changes it
- -Only relevant for Max subscription holders — not applicable to API billing
- -Only available on claude-code and openclaw platforms
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