CodexBar

Menu bar app that shows usage and limits for AI coding assistants like Codex and Claude Code.

Liked for tracking token spend in near real time12 and for supporting multiple providers and subscriptions, including Codex.345 No complaints were raised; it suits developers who juggle several AI coding subscriptions and want to watch consumption.67
The HN verdict, written from 7 cited comments
5recommend
0warn against
Jan 30, 2026first mention
Jul 15, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used forfor AI coding agent usersfor multi-subscription usersquota menu bar gaugestracking token spend

Why people recommend it

Multi-provider support · 3

Tracks usage across several providers and subscriptions, including Codex.

“I use CodexBar, which supports more providers”

“CodexBar seems to do that good enough (and supports Codex)”

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“pair it with CodexBar and can easily see your token spend across multiple subscriptions”

Real-time tracking · 2

Shows token consumption in near real time.

“I use CodexBar to watch consumption in near real time.”

leads a team of 3 developers, 1 designer, 1 non-technical useron “Kimi K2.7-Code: open-source coding model with better…”

“pair it with CodexBar and can easily see your token spend across multiple subscriptions”

Well built · 1

Called great, and its code is worth studying.

“His other projects like CodexBar and Oracle are great too.”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

Often compared with

Who recommends it in their own words

All comments 6

“pair it with CodexBar and can easily see your token spend across multiple subscriptions”

“I use CodexBar to watch consumption in near real time.”

leads a team of 3 developers, 1 designer, 1 non-technical useron “Kimi K2.7-Code: open-source coding model with better…”

“What is benefit of this over https://github.com/steipete/codexbar?”

“CodexBar seems to do that good enough (and supports Codex)”

“I use CodexBar, which supports more providers”

“His other projects like CodexBar and Oracle are great too.”

Threads where it came up

Data: codexbar.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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