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Best AI usage limit trackers for bootstrapped SaaS founders in 2026

Six AI usage and limit trackers for solo SaaS builders, with what each one reports and the questions to settle first.

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Start from the question you are trying to answer. OpenAI Status says it is not aware of any issues affecting its systems. [1] ccusage works from usage files stored on your own machine and produces periodic reports. [2] Codex Forecast offers a statistical estimate of the next Codex limit refill. [3]

OptionWhat the tool doesPrice as stated
OpenAI StatusReports no known issues, and lists Codex at 99.95% uptime. [1] [1]not published
ccusageAnalyzes token usage and costs of coding agent tools from local data. [2]not published
IsDownOutage records for 6,320+ vendors, served through an API. [4]Starter for individuals, $27 per month. [4]
StatusGatorTracks 11,270+ services, including cloud and SaaS tools. [5]not published
OpenAI Usage DashboardCheck its page for what it reports.not published
Claude Code Usage MonitorReal-time usage monitoring with predictions and warnings. [6]not published
Codex ForecastStatistical estimate of the next Codex limit reset. [3]Costs nothing, with no account and no paid tier. [3]

What bootstrapped SaaS founders need from AI usage limit trackers

A founder building a SaaS product without outside funding tends to ask three questions about AI tools: how much has been used, whether the provider is working, and when the cap lifts.

Each question calls for a different kind of tool. A usage tool reads your own spending. A status tool reports whether a provider is having trouble. A reset tool estimates when limits refill.

Budget matters here. A founder paying for every tool out of pocket will weigh free options against monthly plans. Some tools read files on your own machine, others watch public status pages, and a few are built for teams. A tool covering many services may carry more than a solo builder needs, while a single-purpose tool may leave gaps. Ask whether each one reports your usage, outages, or reset timing, since none stands in for the others. The sections below state only what each source says.

OpenAI Status for bootstrapped SaaS founders

The page says it is not aware of any issues affecting OpenAI's systems. [1]

Codex shows 99.95% uptime across 4 components. [1] The API figure is 99.96% across 13 components. [1]

The uptime totals combine every plan, model and error type, not your individual account. [1] For your own usage or a reset date, look for that elsewhere on the page.

ccusage for bootstrapped SaaS founders

Local files are the input for ccusage, which summarizes them into day, week, month and session totals. [2]

You can run it through npx with no global install. [2] An offline option, set with --offline, works from pricing data stored in advance. [2] The project is released under the MIT license. [2]

IsDown for bootstrapped SaaS founders

IsDown lists its prices openly. Its Starter tier, aimed at individuals tracking a few services, is $27 per month, or $22 per month on annual billing. [4] Pro, for small teams monitoring key vendors, is $49 per month, or $40 per month billed annually at $480 a year. [4]

A new account starts with a 14-day Pro trial that needs no card. [4] Cancel within 10 days of subscribing and IsDown returns the full amount. [4]

The Outage Data API serves live and past outage records for 6,320+ vendors. [4] Check whether OpenAI and Codex appear in that list before you rely on it.

StatusGator for bootstrapped SaaS founders

StatusGator tracks 11,270+ services, among them cloud infrastructure, hosted applications and SaaS tools. [5] Its Early Warning Signals notify you when possible outages show up in crowdsourced reports. [5]

Outages can be communicated to your team or customers through a published unified status page. [5] A free trial is offered, with no card needed. [5] It connects with 20+ other tools. [5]

OpenAI Usage Dashboard for bootstrapped SaaS founders

OpenAI Usage Dashboard is a page inside OpenAI's own account. It shows the usage of your own account, not a public status page. Check whether it reports the numbers you need, and whether it covers the model and plan you use.

Claude Code Usage Monitor for bootstrapped SaaS founders

Claude Code Usage Monitor provides real-time usage monitoring with predictions and warnings. [6]

Its default Custom plan monitors token consumption, message counts, and cost. [6] It supports reset-aware forecasting and pace calculations. [6] It can be installed with the command uv tool install claude-monitor. [6]

Codex Forecast for bootstrapped SaaS founders

Codex Forecast is made by the team that publishes this site. It gives a statistical estimate of when OpenAI will next reset Codex usage limits. [3]

Its inputs are an account checked every 60 seconds, announcements from OpenAI staff, and the OpenAI status page. [3] If a measured refill conflicts with an announcement, the measured refill wins. [3] The forecast lists every reset it relies on, each linked to where it was announced. [3] Since the output is a guess, a miss shows as a predicted date that differs from the reset that follows.

Opting in brings free emails for each reset that actually happens. [3] The tool costs nothing, needs no account, and has no paid tier. [3] It is an independent tracker, not affiliated with OpenAI. [3] A snapshot shared by the site and API is cached for up to five minutes. [3]

Matching the tool to the job

For spending to date, ccusage works from local files and totals it by day, week, month or session. [2]

For a provider outage, OpenAI Status shows what it has posted about its own systems. [1] StatusGator tracks 11,270+ services, so it reaches past one provider. [5] IsDown offers outage records for 6,320+ vendors through an API. [4]

For the reset date itself, Codex Forecast offers an estimate. [3] Predictions for named days are scored publicly, with misses included. [3] No accuracy figure is published yet, so read the scoring before you trust a date.

If you want reset data inside your own scripts, Codex Forecast offers a public API that needs no key. [3] It returns stats, reset history, forecasts and operational health. [3] An OpenAPI specification is published for it. [3]

To tell your team or customers about an outage, StatusGator can publish a unified status page. [5]

Questions to ask before you choose

Start by naming the gap: your own spend, a provider outage, or the date a cap lifts?

Would you rather a tool read files on your own computer, or open a website? ccusage works from local usage files. [2] Codex Forecast runs as a website and also offers a public API. [3]

How current must the numbers be for you? Look up how often each source refreshes its figures.

What budget do you have? Some options are free and others charge by plan, so read each price page first.

Does the tool have to follow Codex in particular? Look through each source's service list before you count on it.

Are you the only person watching these limits? Shared pages matter mostly once a second person depends on them.

Frequently asked questions

Which tool estimates the next Codex limit reset date?

Codex Forecast offers a statistical estimate of the next OpenAI reset for Codex limits. [3] No accuracy figure has been published, so how often it is right is not yet known. The forecast lists each reset it draws on with a link to where it was announced. [3] The other tools covered here focus on usage or service status, so check their pages for reset timing.

Does ccusage show Codex usage too?

Codex is one of the sources ccusage supports, and the command for it is ccusage codex daily. [2] Its reports are built from files on your computer and summarized by day, week, month or session. [2] Run the command and confirm the output covers what you need.

Does Codex Forecast cost anything to use?

Codex Forecast is free, with no account and no paid tier. [3] Opting in brings free emails for each reset that actually happens. [3] It is an independent tracker, not affiliated with OpenAI. [3] Check the site for its current terms.

What does IsDown charge per month?

IsDown's Starter tier, for individuals, is $27 per month, or $22 per month on annual billing. [4] Its Pro tier is $49 per month, or $40 per month billed annually at $480 a year. [4] A free 14-day trial needs no credit card. [4]

What uptime does OpenAI Status list for Codex?

The page lists Codex at 99.95% uptime across 4 components. [1] Those figures combine every plan and model, so they do not describe one account. [1] Decide whether that level of detail is enough for what you need.

It is free, with no account and no paid tier. [3]

Try Codex Forecast

Sources

  1. OpenAI Status, status.openai.com, read 2026-10-08
  2. ccusage, github.com/ryoppippi/ccusage, read 2026-10-08
  3. Codex Forecast's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  4. IsDown, isdown.app/pricing, read 2026-10-08
  5. StatusGator, statusgator.com, read 2026-10-08
  6. Claude Code Usage Monitor, github.com/Maciek-roboblog/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor, read 2026-10-23

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