[Feature Request] Add token usage transparency and model selection visibility to CLI - 3 issues - terminal sucks [badge] - invisible chars - issue by nicitaacom

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.282
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 2 comments · opened Sep 26, 2026

Bug Description
terminal sucks - Sonnet eat tokens so fast I thought it was Opus - so IDK 1 Model (should be somewhere bottom right or bottom left) and I have no idea about this 3.5k tokens is this tokens fo r input or output? (need emoji or icon there) and also check this https://i.imgur.com/OXcLyIb.png - it really sucks

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 2.1.282
  • Feedback ID: caf421ca-9f96-4f05-9455-9d2605ffefde

Errors

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  1. CLI - 3 issues - terminal sucks [badge]
  2. no model badge in terminal - can't tell Sonnet from Opus
  3. terminal doesn't show current model - bottom left or bottom right
  4. token count with no icon - unclear if input or output tokens
  5. 3.5k tokens - input or output, no label
  6. need emoji/icon next to token count to know if it's input or output
  7. invisible characters in terminal output - https://i.imgur.com/OXcLyIb.png
  8. VS Code terminal, version 2.1.282, feedback ID caf421ca-9f96-4f05-9455-9d2605ffefde
  9. Sonnet burns tokens as fast as Opus and the terminal gives no warning
  10. input/output tokens
  11. some imgur image of terminal - I typed text here but it's not shown
  12. invisible chars in terminal - invisible line - invisible text in terminal
  13. tokens clarity
  14. issue by nicitaacom

terminal is just bad

Issue 1 - no badges

Sonnet eats tokens fast - I thought it was Opus - it does not shows me current model
!bo-badges

Issue 2 - just tokens - did you mean input/output tokens?

no output/input tokens - I need to guess if I would use API credits how much tokens it would eat

Issue 3 - invisible chars

!invisible-chars

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