Guides

How to Check Your Claude Usage on Mac

Three ways to check your Claude session and weekly usage: the web app, the Claude Code CLI, and a menu bar app that shows it without asking.

How to Check Your Codex (ChatGPT) Usage on Mac

The same three methods, for Codex/ChatGPT: the CLI's /status and /usage commands, the ChatGPT settings page, and a menu bar app.

Does Claude's Weekly Limit Actually Reset Every 7 Days?

Reports of it landing early are common. What's actually been measured, what Anthropic has and hasn't confirmed, and what to do about it either way.

Can You Reset Your Claude Usage Limit Early?

Short answer: no. What actually helps instead — timing your 5-hour window, extra usage credits, upgrading or API billing — and what doesn't.

Can You Reset Your Codex Usage Limit Early?

Unlike Claude, Codex has a real self-serve reset — if you have one banked. How banked resets work, buying credits, and what OpenAI support won't do.

Codex Rate Limits, Explained

How the 5-hour and weekly Codex windows work, how they differ from ChatGPT chat limits, and why the exact numbers keep changing.

Claude Pro vs Max vs Team: Usage Limits Compared

The real difference isn't a message count — it's a multiplier, quoted directly from Anthropic's own pricing page.

How Claude's Extra Usage Billing Works

The one setting that prevents a surprise charge, and what actually happens when the balance hits zero.

Claude Code vs Codex: Usage Limits Compared

Nearly identical structure — except for one difference that changes how you should use each tool.

Best Claude Usage Trackers for Mac (2026)

A practical comparison of macOS apps that track Claude usage — which read your browser account, which need Claude Code, and what each costs.

CapMeter vs. SessionWatcher

A factual comparison: what each app reads, what it costs, and which one actually fits your setup.

CapMeter vs. CodexBar

Free, open-source, and covers 69 providers. Here's what actually differs, honestly.

CapMeter vs. Usage for Claude

Both read your Claude.ai usage from the Mac App Store. What actually differs — pricing model, alerts, and what each shows beyond the percentage.

Should You Pay for CapMeter When Free Claude Trackers Exist?

An honest look at the free options — Claude Usage Tracker, ClaUse Bar, Claude-God — and what you actually give up by not paying for one.