cat usage/ledger.csv

What it costs to run

The Wire runs on a Claude Max subscription via Claude Code and GitHub Actions. Every workflow run appends its exact tokens and cost to a ledger — published here, in the build-in-public spirit. 134 runs so far.

$301.31total spend

134runs

2.8Mtokens (in+out)

$2.25avg / run

Spend per run 2026-06-12 → 2026-08-17

Daily DiveThe WireDaily Scout

By desk

Workflow	Runs	Cost	Share
Daily Dive	56	$188.19	62%
The Wire	12	$80.71	27%
Daily Scout	66	$32.42	11%

By model

Model	Runs	Cost
claude-opus-4-8	68	$268.90
claude-sonnet-4-6	66	$32.42

Cache reads: 221.0M tokens (prompt caching is most of the volume; the cost column already reflects cached pricing). Source of truth: usage/ledger.csv.