[Feedback] Show remaining usage budget as absolute value, not just percentage

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened May 30, 2026 by RedAdair2026 Closed Jul 2, 2026

Problem

When using Claude Code on a Pro subscription, the /usage command only shows
remaining budget as a percentage (e.g. "32% used"). There is no way to know
the absolute remaining budget in tokens, active hours, or any other concrete unit.

Why this matters

  • I can see how many tokens each prompt costs (shown per message), but cannot

compare that against my remaining budget

  • Anthropic clearly has this number internally — the system can stop mid-task

when the limit is reached, so the calculation exists at runtime

  • Without a concrete number, I cannot plan whether I have enough budget to

complete a task before starting it

  • Worst case: a long agentic task is aborted mid-execution with no warning and

no way to verify whether the limit was actually reached or something else failed

Request

Please show the remaining budget as a concrete value alongside the percentage —
e.g. tokens, active hours, or prompts remaining. API users already see exact
token counts in /usage; subscription users deserve the same transparency.

A status-line indicator with the absolute remaining value would also be helpful
for continuous monitoring during long sessions.

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