Status bar and Context Usage panel show different token counts and percentages
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 19, 2026 by jdvmi00 Closed Jan 23, 2026
Description
The status bar at the bottom of the Claude Code interface shows different token counts and percentages than the Context Usage panel.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code in a project
- Look at the status bar token count and percentage
- Compare with the Context Usage panel
Expected Behavior
Both displays should show consistent token counts and percentages.
Actual Behavior
- Status bar: 5.4% | 10.8k tokens
- Context Usage panel: 11% | 21k/200k tokens
These values don't match - the percentages differ (5.4% vs 11%) and the token counts differ (10.8k vs 21k).
Environment
- Platform: Windows
- Model: claude-opus-4-5-20251101
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