Open data
Most published figures for what AI coding costs are vendor estimates. These are measurements — token counts and API-equivalent costs computed by ccusage from developers' own local session logs, then submitted here. Free to use, CC BY 4.0, no key required.
Anthropic reports $150–$250 per developer per month. Across 1,039 developers who measure their own usage, the median is $1,391/month and 86% exceed $250.
| Percentile | API-equivalent / month |
|---|---|
| p10 | $184 |
| p25 | $505 |
| median | $1,391 |
| p75 | $3,200 |
| p90 | $6,771 |
| p99 | $32,793 |
n = 1,039 developers · mean $3,343 · top decile holds 54% of all tracked spend
One endpoint, no authentication, CORS open, refreshed hourly. Returns site totals, the full spend distribution, per-tool and per-model breakdowns, and a monthly series.
curl https://www.viberank.app/api/statsEvery response carries a meta.citation string and the methodology caveats below, so anything you publish from it can be attributed without extra work.
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Related: the full cost write-up, site-wide stats, and monthly reports.