Spent $25 in 10 minutes in a loop.
Discord - #general
Part of GuardClaw Ecosystem - Built by Rohit
Field Note #001
Running blind isthe default state forOpenClaw users.
Paste your model config, heartbeat settings, and fallback behaviour to see your real daily and monthly cost - before it drains.
Free and open sourceNo paywallsNo hidden limitsNo accountNo data storedRuns entirely in your browser
Seen across Discord, Reddit, and X
Burned through my $200 plan in under an hour.
Reddit - r/openclaw
Drained my Codex weekly limit in a single afternoon.
X - @openclaw
How are you supposed to use openclaw without going broke?
Discord - #users-helping-users
What the calculator covers
Model cost
Where your money actually goes
Heartbeat budget
Silent cost while idle
Fallback behaviour
Hidden cost switches
Multi-agent mode
Seen across Discord, Reddit, and X
What you'll see
Your heartbeat alone is costing you $38/month
You'll drain your $200 plan in ~4 hours
Switching fallback saves $22/month instantly
Why This Tool Exists
Every week, the same pattern shows up in OpenClaw communities: Someone's budget is gone. They don't know why. It's not one big mistake. It's small things: - Heartbeats firing every 30 minutes - A fallback model left on - Thinking mode running silently None of it visible. All of it expensive. This tool exists to make that visible - before it costs you. - Rohit
Observed from community pain in Discord and GitHub threads discussing unexpected token burn.
"This is just one piece. More tools are coming to solve the rest." - Rohit
Field Note #002
Coming soon
OpenClaw Model Picker
Every new OpenClaw user hits the same wall: which model should I use, and what will it cost? This tool asks what you're trying to do and gives you a clear answer. No Discord thread required.
GuardClaw Ecosystem
GuardClaw is a growing set of small tools built around real problems OpenClaw users face. Each tool solves one specific issue. Together, they form a usable system.
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