I audited what my Claude agent stack actually costs me every month
Did this after my credit card statement was way higher than expected and went line by line and it was embarrassing how much had crept in
Claude API is the biggest one by far bc it sits around 180-220$ depending on context length and how many long running tasks the agent handles that month, Cursor 20$, OpenAI API 40-60$ for specific tasks where it performs better, Infrastructure around 35$
Total was pushing $420/month before I caught it and cut two tools I wasnt really using and switched my business banking to Meow which gives 2.5% back on AI spend. On $300+ a month in AI costs that adds up quietly over a year and after cuts and cashback im closer to 310$ in real terms. The Claude spend is the one I cant really reduce without losing output quality. Anyone else running agent workflows and audited their costs recently idk if my numbers are in line or if im doing something wrong