The problem with Claude limits
Claude does not give you a meter. You get a rolling session allowance and a longer weekly allowance, both counted in a way you cannot see, and the first clear signal that you are close is usually the message telling you that you have run out. That tends to arrive in the middle of something.
Checking manually does not really work either. The number lives behind a dashboard, it is a snapshot rather than a trend, and it tells you nothing about whether your current pace will get you to the reset.
What Pane shows you
Session and weekly bars. Both allowances as filled bars with the percentage remaining, so a glance is enough.
Exact reset times. "Resets in 22m" for the session and "Resets in 1d 4h" for the week, because both run on their own clock rather than at midnight.
Pace projection. Pane tracks your burn rate inside each window and estimates what will be left when it resets. If the maths turns bad the bar turns amber, then red, and you can have a Windows notification fire once per window.
Usage trend. A small bar chart of recent activity, so a heavy morning is visible rather than implied.
Spend in dollars. Pane reads the request logs Claude Code writes locally and prices each one at live per-model rates. On a flat-rate plan this shows what the same work would have cost through the API.
How it connects to Claude
If you use Claude Code, there is nothing to set up. Claude Code stores its login at %USERPROFILE%\.claude\.credentials.json, and Pane reads that same file and calls Anthropic's own usage endpoint, exactly like the CLI does. No API key to paste, no account to make.
Your token only ever goes to Anthropic. There is no Pane server in the middle, and your quotas and spend never leave your PC. Expired tokens get refreshed and written back, which keeps Claude Code itself signed in as a side effect.
Setting it up
- Install Pane, either with
winget install paneor the installer from the releases page. - Click the tray icon next to your clock. If Claude Code is signed in, the Claude card is already showing numbers.
- Star the session or weekly metric and it renders as a live number in the tray itself, so you do not even need to open the popover.
Beyond Claude
Most people paying for Claude are paying for other tools too, and each one counts differently. Pane tracks 21 providers in the same popover, so Claude sits next to everything else instead of in its own tab.
Questions
What is a Claude AI tracker?
A Claude AI tracker shows how much of your Claude session and weekly limits are left, plus when each one resets. Pane is a free Claude usage tracker for Windows that sits in the tray next to your other AI plans.
How do I check how much Claude usage I have left?
Install Pane. It reads the credentials file Claude Code already keeps on your PC, asks Anthropic's own usage endpoint, and shows your remaining session and weekly allowance in the system tray with the time each one resets.
Does a Claude usage tracker need my API key?
Not if you use Claude Code. Pane reads the login token that Claude Code already stores on your machine, so there is nothing to paste. The token is only ever sent to Anthropic's own API.
When do Claude limits reset?
Claude uses a rolling session window plus a longer weekly window, and each resets on its own clock rather than at midnight. Pane shows the exact reset time for both so you do not have to guess.
Can I see what my Claude usage would cost at API prices?
Yes. Pane reads the request logs Claude Code writes locally and prices them with live per-model rates, so a flat-rate plan shows what the same work would have cost through the API.
Is there a Claude usage tracker for Mac?
Pane is Windows only. On macOS use OpenUsage, the menu bar app Pane grew from and shares its provider research with.