Developer builds logging tool to trace OpenAI bill burning budget

A developer built a small logging tool that tags token usage by feature and self-prices each call to find what was burning their OpenAI budget, uncovering cases with monthly bills as high as $113,000. The exercise showed the biggest budget drain isn't always the largest token consumer.

2026-10-11 ~ 2026-10-11 · 2 related posts

• A tiny logger to find which feature ate the OpenAI budget — and a $113k bill horror story — Pangji1003 · 2026-10-11

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