ccusage vs Continue in 2026

Q: Is ccusage free to use?

ccusage is licensed under MIT . The facts here give no dollar price for it. It can be run directly without a global installation using npx . No paid tier or subscription is mentioned in the facts. Check its own pages if you need further pricing detail.

ccusage and Continue compared on what each does, what each costs and what to check before you pick one for working with coding agent usage data.

By SupaKeeper · 2026-10-16

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ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data and turns it into reports ^[1]. Continue is a tool for which no facts are provided here, so this page says less about it and focuses on what ccusage does and how AgentHydra compares.

Option	What its sources say it does	Cost	Account or install
ccusage	Analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data ^[1]; turns it into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1]; supports Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and other CLIs ^[1]	Licensed under MIT ^[1]; no dollar price stated	Run directly without global install using npx ^[1]
Continue	No facts provided here	Not published	Not published in the facts
AgentHydra	Shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions in one live searchable list ^[2]; shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account ^[2]	Free, no account or subscription ^[2]; open source under MIT License ^[2]	Install on Windows with a one-line PowerShell script, or download from GitHub Releases, or run from source with Bun ^[2]

The short answer

ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data, and turns that data into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1]. Continue is a tool for which no facts are provided here, so this page says less about it rather than guessing. AgentHydra is a separate option that shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list and shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account ^[2] ^[2]. Pick by the question you have: the question of analyzing token usage and costs from local data points to ccusage, and the question of managing live sessions and their costs across accounts points to AgentHydra. The facts here say nothing about what Continue does, so check its own pages for detail.

What ccusage and Continue are built for

ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data ^[1]. It reads local usage data from coding agent CLIs and turns it into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1]. It analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data ^[1]. It offers a 5-hour blocks report that tracks usage within Claude's billing windows with active block monitoring ^[1]. It has an offline mode that uses pre-cached pricing data without network connectivity ^[1]. It tracks and displays cache creation and cache read tokens separately ^[1]. It can output reports in structured JSON format with the --json flag ^[1]. It can hide cost columns and JSON cost fields with --no-cost ^[1]. It allows overriding token pricing per raw model name in a config file without rebuilding ^[1]. It is licensed under MIT ^[1]. No facts are provided here for Continue, so nothing is stated about what it is built for.

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 splits a task's pieces across Claude Code CLI sessions on your accounts, and moves a worker to another account when one nears its limit ^[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 lists each Claude and Codex account with its plan and 5-hour and weekly quota, and can open, focus, quit, create and delete Claude Desktop instances ^[2]. It exposes its features as MCP tools, including whoami and usage checks so an agent knows which account it is 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 prints the same cost numbers as JSON from the command line ^[2].

Pricing and fees

ccusage is licensed under MIT ^[1], and the facts here give no dollar price for it. AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription ^[2], and it is open source under the MIT License ^[2]. No facts are provided here for Continue, so no price is stated for it. The only prices given in the facts or claims here are free for AgentHydra ^[2] and MIT licensing for ccusage ^[1]. If you need the cost of Continue for your own use, check its own pages, since the facts here do not state one. Neither source describes any trial or discount for any tool, so none is stated here.

Setting it up and daily use

ccusage can be run directly without a global installation using npx ^[1], or through other package runners ^[1]. Its offline mode uses pre-cached pricing data without network connectivity ^[1]. It can output reports in structured JSON format with the --json flag ^[1], and it can hide cost columns and JSON cost fields with --no-cost ^[1]. AgentHydra is installed on Windows with a one-line PowerShell script, or by downloading a build from GitHub Releases, or by running from source with Bun ^[2]. The tray app needs Windows, and macOS and Linux builds exist but have not been verified ^[2]. It prints the same cost numbers as JSON from the command line ^[2]. No facts are provided here for Continue, so nothing is stated about installing or using it. The facts here say nothing more about setup or routine use for Continue, so check its own pages for anything further.

Things to check before you choose

Ask what you need the tool to do with your coding agent data. ccusage analyzes token usage and costs from local data and turns them into reports ^[1], while AgentHydra shows live sessions and cost by day, model, project and account ^[2] ^[2]. Ask whether you need a tool that analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data; ccusage does that according to its own description ^[1]. Check whether you need a report on 5-hour billing windows; ccusage offers one ^[1]. Check your operating system; the AgentHydra tray app needs Windows, and macOS and Linux builds have not been verified ^[2]. Check data that leaves your machine; ccusage has an offline mode that needs no network ^[1]. No facts are provided here for Continue, so check its own pages for what it does and how it works.

How to choose

The two tools and AgentHydra answer different questions about coding agent usage. ccusage reads local usage data from coding agent CLIs and turns it into daily, weekly, monthly and session reports ^[1], and it offers a 5-hour blocks report for Claude's billing windows ^[1]. AgentHydra shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions in one live searchable list ^[2], and it shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account ^[2]. If your question is analyzing token usage and costs from local CLI data, ccusage is built for that ^[1]. If your question is managing live sessions and costs across accounts, AgentHydra is built for that ^[2] ^[2]. No facts are provided here for Continue, so check its own pages to see what need it meets.

Frequently asked questions

Is ccusage free to use?

ccusage is licensed under MIT ^[1]. The facts here give no dollar price for it. It can be run directly without a global installation using npx ^[1]. No paid tier or subscription is mentioned in the facts. Check its own pages if you need further pricing detail.

Does Continue cost anything?

No facts are provided here for Continue, so no price is stated. The facts given here say nothing about what Continue does or charges. Check its own pages for the cost and any account requirements before relying on it.

What coding agent CLIs does ccusage support?

ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data ^[1]. It reads local usage data from coding agent CLIs and turns it into reports ^[1].

Can ccusage work without an internet connection?

Yes. ccusage has an offline mode that uses pre-cached pricing data without network connectivity ^[1]. It also allows overriding token pricing per raw model name in a config file without rebuilding ^[1]. The facts here say nothing more about its offline behavior.

How is AgentHydra different from ccusage?

AgentHydra shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one live searchable list ^[2], while ccusage analyzes token usage and costs from local data and turns them into reports ^[1]. AgentHydra also shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account ^[2], and it is free with no account or subscription ^[2].

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