Spend Dashboard
Monitor and manage your AI API spending with budget tracking
Monthly Budget
January 2025
Budget Settings
Spending History
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What is an AI Spend Dashboard?
An AI spend dashboard provides a centralized view of your AI API costs across all providers. It helps engineering and finance teams monitor spending, track budgets, forecast costs, and identify optimization opportunities before monthly bills arrive.
This interactive spend dashboard lets you set monthly budgets, track current spend against targets, view spending trends, and project end-of-month costs. Use it to stay on top of your AI infrastructure expenses and prevent budget overruns.
Why AI Budget Tracking Matters
📈 Unpredictable Costs
AI API costs scale with usage. A viral feature or bug can 10x your bill overnight. Continuous monitoring catches spikes early.
💸 Multi-Provider Complexity
Using OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google means tracking multiple billing cycles, currencies, and pricing models. A unified view simplifies management.
🎯 Resource Allocation
Understanding where budget goes helps prioritize which AI features to expand and which to optimize for cost efficiency.
Key Dashboard Metrics
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Budget Utilization | Percentage of monthly budget consumed |
| Projected Spend | Estimated month-end spend based on current rate |
| Month-over-Month | Spending change compared to previous month |
| Provider Breakdown | Spend distribution across AI providers |
Budget Management Tips
- Set conservative budgets: Start with 80% of what you expect to spend. It's easier to increase than to explain overruns.
- Configure alerts: Set alerts at 50%, 75%, and 90% of budget in provider dashboards.
- Review weekly: Don't wait for month-end. Weekly reviews catch issues when there's still time to act.
- Track per-feature costs: Attribute spending to specific features to understand true costs.
- Plan for spikes: Account for seasonal patterns and product launches in your budget.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are projected costs?
Projections assume consistent daily usage. Real costs may vary based on weekday/weekend patterns, releases, and marketing campaigns that drive traffic.
Can I set different budgets per provider?
This tool tracks total budget. For per-provider limits, configure spending caps directly in each provider's billing settings.
What happens if I exceed my budget?
This dashboard is for planning only—it won't stop API calls. Configure hard spending limits in provider consoles to prevent overages.