ccusage vs Cline in 2026

Q: Does AgentHydra cost anything?

AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription . It is open source under the MIT License . The approved claims describe no paid plan, so none is stated here. Its cost views show figures at API list prices by day, model, project and account .

Compare ccusage, Cline and AgentHydra on usage reports, session lists, pricing and setup, with questions to ask before you choose.

By SupaKeeper · 2026-10-16

SupaKeeper is published by LunarWerx, which makes some of the tools compared here.

ccusage reads local usage data from coding agent command-line tools and turns it into reports ^[1]. AgentHydra shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run ^[2]. This page has no published facts about Cline, so check Cline's own pages before you decide.

Option	What its sources say it does	Cost	Account or install
ccusage	Reads local usage data from coding agent command-line tools and turns it into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1]	not published	Can run directly without a global installation ^[1]
Cline	not published	not published	not published
AgentHydra	Shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run ^[2]	Free, with no account or subscription ^[2]	Windows install with a one-line PowerShell script, a build from GitHub Releases or source with Bun ^[2]; the app needs Windows, and macOS and Linux builds have not been verified ^[2]

The short answer

ccusage reads local usage data from coding agent command-line tools and turns it into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1]. AgentHydra shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run ^[2]. This page has no published facts about Cline, so it says nothing here about what Cline does. Pick by the task. If you want reports on usage and cost from local data, the stated purpose of ccusage points there ^[1]. If you want to follow your running agent sessions in one list, the stated features of AgentHydra point there ^[2].

What ccusage and Cline are built for

ccusage analyzes coding agent token usage and costs from local data ^[1]. It lists supported sources including Claude Code and Codex ^[1]. It reports usage within Claude's five-hour billing windows, with active monitoring of the current window ^[1]. It can use stored pricing data without a network connection ^[1]. It shows cache creation and cache read tokens separately ^[1]. It can leave cost figures out of its output ^[1]. This page has no published facts about Cline's features, so what Cline is built for is left to its own pages.

What AgentHydra is built for

AgentHydra is made by the team that publishes this site. It shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run ^[2]. It lets you type a reply into a Claude session's own desktop chat, or send one message to several sessions ^[2]. It moves a Claude chat, history included, to another of your accounts ^[2]. It lists each Claude and Codex account with its plan and its five-hour and weekly quota ^[2]. It shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account ^[2]. It pairs each failed shell command with the command that fixed it, and can copy those pairs out as a rules file for your agents ^[2]. It lets coding agents check which account they are on and how much quota is left ^[2]. It packs a task and its repository into a Markdown file, leaving out common secret files, then copies a prompt and opens ChatGPT for you to send yourself ^[2]. It can print the same cost figures as JSON from the command line ^[2].

Pricing and fees

ccusage is licensed under MIT ^[1]. This page gives no price for ccusage, so check its own pages for its current cost. No price for Cline is published on this page, because this page has no facts about Cline. AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription ^[2]. It is open source under the MIT License ^[2]. The approved claims describe no paid plan for AgentHydra, so none is stated here. Its cost views show figures at API list prices ^[2].

Setting it up and daily use

ccusage can run directly without a global installation ^[1]. It can output reports as structured JSON with a JSON flag ^[1]. This page has no facts on how Cline is set up or used day to day, so check Cline's own pages for those steps. AgentHydra installs on Windows with a one-line PowerShell script, from a build on GitHub Releases, or from source with Bun ^[2]. Its app needs Windows, and macOS and Linux builds exist but have not been verified ^[2]. Once running, it keeps your sessions in one list that updates while they run ^[2].

Things to check before you choose

Ask whether you need reports from local usage data or a live list of running sessions. ccusage's stated purpose is local usage data and cost analysis ^[1], while AgentHydra's stated features center on a session list ^[2]. Check which coding agents you use, because ccusage names its supported sources ^[1] and AgentHydra covers Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions ^[2]. Ask which operating system you use, since the AgentHydra app needs Windows ^[2]. Ask whether its cost figures match what you need to see, because AgentHydra's cost views use API list prices ^[2]. For Cline, check its own pages for what it does, what it costs and how to set it up, since this page has no facts about it.

How to choose

If you need reports of token use and cost from local coding agent data, ccusage has that as its stated purpose ^[1]. If you need one searchable list of Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions that updates while they run, AgentHydra describes that feature ^[2]. If you need cost views by day, model, project and account, AgentHydra describes those views ^[2]. If you use Claude's five-hour windows and want usage tracked within them, ccusage describes that ^[1]. If you need a Cline comparison, use Cline's own pages, since this page has no facts about Cline to weigh against either tool.

Frequently asked questions

Is ccusage free to use?

This page gives no price for ccusage. ccusage is licensed under MIT ^[1]. It can run directly without a global installation ^[1]. Check the tool's own pages for its current cost details, since the facts here do not state one.

What does ccusage report on?

ccusage reads local usage data from coding agent command-line tools and turns it into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1]. It lists supported sources including Claude Code and Codex ^[1]. It also shows cache creation and cache read tokens separately ^[1]. Its reports can be output as structured JSON ^[1].

Does AgentHydra cost anything?

AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription ^[2]. It is open source under the MIT License ^[2]. The approved claims describe no paid plan, so none is stated here. Its cost views show figures at API list prices by day, model, project and account ^[2].

What does AgentHydra show in one list?

It shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run ^[2]. It lists each Claude and Codex account with its plan and its five-hour and weekly quota ^[2]. It also lets coding agents check which account they are on and how much quota is left ^[2].

Can ccusage work offline?

ccusage can use pre-cached pricing data without network connectivity ^[1]. Its page presents the offline use as a feature, so check the tool's own pages for other details on how it works.

Free, with no account or subscription. ^[2]

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