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⚠ IssueUnderservedLive

CodeBurn: Task-level Claude Code token analyzer — 56% of spend on idle turns

Developers hitting $1,400/week on Claude Code couldn't see which tasks cost them. CodeBurn reads JSONL session logs, classifies each turn into 13 activity types, and reveals the true cost split. Key finding: 56% of spend on conversation turns with no tool calls, only 21% on actual code edits. 112 HN points.

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139

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Show HN: CodeBurn – Analyze Claude Code token usage by task
4/20/2026
139

Gap Assessment

UnderservedExisting solutions leave gaps

No existing tool provides task-classification-level token cost breakdown — only session totals exist.

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139
across 1 platforms
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