Cloud & AI Cost Control

Control cloud and AI spend before the invoice lands.

Track OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, GCP, Azure, and 7 more providers in one place. One daily Slack message, anomaly alerts, budget forecasts, and 90-day history — read-only setup in 5 minutes.

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Cost Explorer — StackSpend

Total Spend

$9,183

Last 30 days

Change

+12.4%

vs. prior period

Avg Daily

$306

Per day average

Forecast

$10,395

End of month

Daily Spend by Provider

AWS

OpenAI

Hugging Face

Anthropic

Provider Breakdown

AWS

$4,218→$4,810

OpenAI

$2,147→$2,430

Hugging Face

$1,836→$2,015

Anthropic

$982→$1,140

Monthly Budget$9,183 / $12,000

77% used · 8 days remainingOn track

1 Anomaly Detected

OpenAI spike on Feb 19 — +184% above baseline. Traced to embeddings batch job.

Platform capabilities

Everything in one place

A unified control layer for cloud and AI cost — daily visibility, anomaly detection, budget pacing, and margin insights across every provider you use.

Daily spend visibility

One Slack or email with cloud and AI spend across OpenAI, AWS, Anthropic, and GCP. Know what changed before you open your laptop.

ProviderYesterdayMTDForecast

OpenAI

$101$3,411$3,776

Anthropic

$0$499$645

AWS

$458$22,681$25,111

Cursor

$41$2,569$2,746

GCP

$0$265$283

Anomaly alerts

Catch AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenAI, and Anthropic spend spikes via Slack, email, or webhooks before they become incidents.

StackSpendAPP1:21 AM

1 spend anomaly detected for 2026-03-18. View dashboard for details.

Spend anomaly (2026-03-18)

OpenAI / LLM Inference — high: $164 vs $97 expected (+69%)

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Budget tracking and forecasts

Track thresholds, pace-to-forecast, and overruns before cloud or API spend locks in for the month.

Month pace82% — on track

Cost clarity

Understand what is driving spend across cloud and AI. Track costs by category, provider, service, and model so you can explain shifts quickly and make better budget decisions.

Total spend

$34,387-16.0%

ProviderServiceCategory

Mar 1

$740

Mar 2

$725

Mar 3

$850

Mar 4

$760

Mar 5

$1000

Mar 6

$775

Mar 7

$680

Mar 8

$820

Mar 9

$715

Mar 10

$915

Mar 11

$775

Mar 12

$705

Mar 13

$840

Mar 14

$745

Developer Tools

Messaging

Speech

Management

LLM Inference

Connect the providers you already use

Track OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, GCP alongside Azure, Cursor, GitHub, Hugging Face, Twilio, and Grok. Start with one provider and expand as you grow.

Setup time

5 min

per provider, read-only access

AWS

GCP

GitHub

Azure

Snowflake

OpenAI

Anthropic

Cursor

Hugging Face

Grok (xAI)

Twilio

Connect in 5 minutes

Read-only credentials. AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, Grok, and more.

90 days of history, instantly

Trends, anomalies, and spend drivers — no waiting, no manual exports.

Daily cost in Slack

One message. Runway, guardrail status, alerts. Always on track.

Daily Intelligence

Your cloud and AI spend. Every morning. In Slack.

One message each day explains what changed, why it changed, and what to watch. Connected to Slack in 2 minutes. Works across OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, GCP, and Azure simultaneously.

StackSpendBot

Today at 9:00 AM

Daily cost summary — All systems normal

Forecast $12,400 · Budget $15,000

AWS

$4,200→$6,400

OpenAI

$2,100→$3,200

GCP

$1,800→$2,800

No anomalies detectedView dashboard →

Budget Pacing

Track pace-to-forecast before the invoice lands.

Set thresholds per provider and get anomaly alerts when spend diverges from baseline. Works across cloud and AI billing cycles simultaneously — no more surprise month-end invoices.

Overall status

$8,100MTD

Forecast: $12,400 / Budget: $15,000

On track

Pace to forecast65%

Providers

AWS

$4,200→ $6,400

OpenAI

$2,100→ $3,200

GCP

$1,800→ $2,800

Last 12 days

Built for

Who uses StackSpend

Whether you are an engineering lead tracking OpenAI API costs, a FinOps practitioner managing cloud budgets, or a founder worried about margin erosion — StackSpend gives you daily visibility without the spreadsheet overhead.

Engineering Leads & CTOs

AI-first teams with real API spend

Your team ships features on OpenAI, Anthropic, or Bedrock. Costs are real but hard to attribute. StackSpend tracks spend per provider, flags anomalies, and sends one daily Slack message so engineers stay unblocked.

LLM cost monitoringOpenAI API cost tracking

FinOps & Finance Teams

Cloud + AI spend in one view

AWS, GCP, Azure, and OpenAI all bill differently on different cycles. StackSpend normalises them into a single daily number with 90-day trends and budget pacing so you never miss an overrun.

AWS unexpected chargescloud cost monitoring FinOps

SaaS Founders

Know your AI COGS before your board asks

If AI inference is inside your product, it is a cost of goods. StackSpend tracks cost per feature and per customer so you can price correctly, protect margin, and answer investor questions with data.

AI COGS SaaScost per LLM request

Common questions

FAQ

What is StackSpend?

StackSpend is a cloud and AI cost management platform that connects to AWS, GCP (Google Cloud), Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, GitHub, Hugging Face, Twilio, and Grok (xAI). It provides unified spend visibility, daily anomaly alerts, budget forecasting, and Slack or email delivery for engineering and FinOps teams. Setup takes 5 minutes with read-only credentials, and 90 days of historical data loads automatically. Plans start from $19/month with a 14-day free trial.

How do I track OpenAI API costs?

Connect your OpenAI API key to StackSpend with read-only access. We pull daily spend data, load 90 days of history, and send a Slack or email digest each morning. You can set budget thresholds and receive anomaly alerts when spend spikes above your baseline.

How can I monitor Anthropic API costs?

StackSpend connects to the Anthropic API using a read-only key. Once connected, you get daily spend breakdowns, 90-day history, budget tracking, and Slack delivery. Anomaly alerts fire when Claude API spend jumps unexpectedly.

How do I get alerted about unexpected AWS charges?

StackSpend integrates with AWS Cost Explorer via read-only IAM credentials. It tracks daily spend per service, detects usage anomalies that exceed your historical baseline, and sends alerts via Slack, email, or webhook before the invoice arrives.

What is AI COGS and how do I track it?

AI COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) is the inference cost embedded in your SaaS product — the OpenAI, Anthropic, or Bedrock spend that goes into each user interaction or feature. StackSpend lets you tag costs by feature, team, or customer so you can calculate gross margin per product line and monitor how AI inference affects unit economics.

Which cloud and AI providers does StackSpend support?

StackSpend supports AWS, GCP (Google Cloud), Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Hugging Face, Twilio, and Grok (xAI). Each integrates via read-only credentials or billing exports. New providers are added regularly.

How much does StackSpend cost?

StackSpend plans start from $19/month. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. You can connect providers and get full visibility before committing to a paid plan. Visit the pricing page for full plan details.

How long does setup take?

About 5 minutes per provider. You connect with read-only credentials, verify the connection, and StackSpend automatically loads up to 90 days of historical data. Daily updates run on a schedule — no manual exports required.

Bring your stack. See your spend clearly.

Setup takes minutes. Connect providers, get 90 days of visibility, and start receiving daily cost updates before the invoice lands.

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