/cost

Lesson in the Claude Code Roadmap · Stage 7: Skills

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is /cost?

The /cost command is a financial monitoring tool that provides a real-time snapshot of the monetary expenses and token usage for your active session. While the /usage command focuses on how much of your context window is occupied, /cost translates that activity into USD amounts, showing you exactly how much your current conversation has cost based on your API pricing tier.

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Free resources to learn /cost

Official docsBuilt-in commands
Official docsUsing the /cost command

/cost: common questions

Can I learn /cost in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain /cost in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this /cost tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 57 of 109 in the free Claude Code roadmap, in stage 7, Skills. If you are new to Claude Code, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.