What is the AI Explorer in StackSpend?+
The AI Explorer is a cross-provider view of LLM usage: every model your team uses, from every connected provider and tool, normalised into one lens and measured in tokens and API-equivalent dollar value — grouped by provider, model, project, or user, with input/output/cache drill-downs per model.
What is API-equivalent usage value?+
API-equivalent usage value is what your LLM usage would cost at API list rates. It makes usage from subscription tools like Claude Code and Cursor comparable with pay-as-you-go API spend in one number — and it is explicitly not your bill, which is why StackSpend always shows billed cost separately.
How do I track token spend across providers in one place?+
Connect each provider or tool to StackSpend — API providers with read-only keys, coding tools like Claude Code via an OpenTelemetry usage feed. The AI Explorer then normalises model names across all of them and shows usage by model, project, and user in one view, in tokens and API-equivalent value.
Can I see LLM usage per user or per project?+
Yes, where the provider reports it. The AI Explorer groups and filters by user and project, and per-provider coverage flags make it explicit when a provider does not supply user- or project-level data rather than showing a misleading total.
Why do input, output, and cache tokens matter?+
Because they are priced differently: output tokens typically cost several times more than input tokens, and cache reads cost a fraction of fresh input. Two teams using the same model with different mixes have different effective rates — the AI Explorer shows your blended rate per model, and Model Recommendations price alternatives at that same mix.
Which plan includes the AI Explorer?+
The AI Explorer is available on the Business plan, and free to try during your 14-day trial — every trial gets full Business features, so you can connect your providers and see your real token usage before you decide.