18LLMCap – A proxy that hard-stops LLM API calls when you hit a dollar capI wonder much time did the author actually spent vibe coding this. I bet 90% of the time were spent on subscription payment processing.Proxying == Logging suspicionsguard-sdk does the same locally https://guard-sdk.js.orgI actually laughed, its a security issue, and it requires payment to avoid payment.Its basic function is something you could vibe code in a few minutes :-)Not to mention the whole privacy issue.This will fail product-market fit instantly. Nobody is paying $49/mo for a tiny script they can vibe and run locally.bifrostI think the fundamental problem with this project is that if I'm on a hard budget, I have a hard time justifying $19–49/month to keep to my budget.The pricing is very steep. I can see a market for this as an application with one time purchase but as a subscription?We self-host LiteLLM which allows to set the budget per day/week, and it's free.Openrouter offers per API-key spending limits.Came here to say this. And you get access to lots of models!Here's a tool to install and manage these limit keys. Even has a GUI.$ uvx capit servehttps://github.com/day50-dev/limit-model-spending* Free to use* Everything is stored local.* Anthropic skills are included for easily extending it to additional tools or providers.Please ask for features or file bugs. Thanks!Btw, I'm terrible at marketing even when I'm giving stuff away.Is this a joke project?> The Service is provided "as is." We are not liable for downtime, data loss, or errors in token counting or cost calculation.lmaoLiteLLM already provides this feature, no need of another proxy[dead][flagged][flagged]
I wonder much time did the author actually spent vibe coding this. I bet 90% of the time were spent on subscription payment processing.
Its basic function is something you could vibe code in a few minutes :-)Not to mention the whole privacy issue.
This will fail product-market fit instantly. Nobody is paying $49/mo for a tiny script they can vibe and run locally.
I think the fundamental problem with this project is that if I'm on a hard budget, I have a hard time justifying $19–49/month to keep to my budget.
The pricing is very steep. I can see a market for this as an application with one time purchase but as a subscription?
Openrouter offers per API-key spending limits.Came here to say this. And you get access to lots of models!Here's a tool to install and manage these limit keys. Even has a GUI.$ uvx capit servehttps://github.com/day50-dev/limit-model-spending* Free to use* Everything is stored local.* Anthropic skills are included for easily extending it to additional tools or providers.Please ask for features or file bugs. Thanks!Btw, I'm terrible at marketing even when I'm giving stuff away.
Came here to say this. And you get access to lots of models!Here's a tool to install and manage these limit keys. Even has a GUI.$ uvx capit servehttps://github.com/day50-dev/limit-model-spending* Free to use* Everything is stored local.* Anthropic skills are included for easily extending it to additional tools or providers.Please ask for features or file bugs. Thanks!Btw, I'm terrible at marketing even when I'm giving stuff away.
Here's a tool to install and manage these limit keys. Even has a GUI.$ uvx capit servehttps://github.com/day50-dev/limit-model-spending* Free to use* Everything is stored local.* Anthropic skills are included for easily extending it to additional tools or providers.Please ask for features or file bugs. Thanks!Btw, I'm terrible at marketing even when I'm giving stuff away.
> The Service is provided "as is." We are not liable for downtime, data loss, or errors in token counting or cost calculation.lmao
I wonder much time did the author actually spent vibe coding this. I bet 90% of the time were spent on subscription payment processing.
Proxying == Logging suspicions
guard-sdk does the same locally https://guard-sdk.js.org
I actually laughed, its a security issue, and it requires payment to avoid payment.
Its basic function is something you could vibe code in a few minutes :-)
Not to mention the whole privacy issue.
This will fail product-market fit instantly. Nobody is paying $49/mo for a tiny script they can vibe and run locally.
bifrost
I think the fundamental problem with this project is that if I'm on a hard budget, I have a hard time justifying $19–49/month to keep to my budget.
The pricing is very steep. I can see a market for this as an application with one time purchase but as a subscription?
We self-host LiteLLM which allows to set the budget per day/week, and it's free.
Openrouter offers per API-key spending limits.
Came here to say this. And you get access to lots of models!
Here's a tool to install and manage these limit keys. Even has a GUI.
$ uvx capit serve
https://github.com/day50-dev/limit-model-spending
* Free to use
* Everything is stored local.
* Anthropic skills are included for easily extending it to additional tools or providers.
Please ask for features or file bugs. Thanks!
Btw, I'm terrible at marketing even when I'm giving stuff away.
Is this a joke project?
> The Service is provided "as is." We are not liable for downtime, data loss, or errors in token counting or cost calculation.
lmao
LiteLLM already provides this feature, no need of another proxy
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