[BUG] Different usage for the same task in CC vscode extension & CC Desktop (linux beta)

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.241
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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 23, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

I noticed the % usage is not the same when using CC in different environments, and I noticed it starting the day with 0% in daily usage.

I tested this on the following environments same model (Opus 5) and medium effort, the same task, same skills and always starting a fresh session.

  • Claude Code VS Code extension
  • Claude Code Desktop (linux beta)
  • Claude Code CLI

The first to run was on VS Code using the extension, usage went to 9%.
Then I used the desktop app and the usage went to 32%.

<img width="715" height="346" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/382b903c-943d-4947-8e51-bc6c059b468a" />

Last one with the CLI and it went to 38%

<img width="715" height="346" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/31419cfb-4ed2-4ccd-9317-5076472aeb35" />

What Should Happen?

I expect the same % of usage in all the apps

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Execute the same task for the different environments.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.241

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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