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OpenClaw API Cost Shock: Users Report $600+ Monthly Bills From Agent Heartbeat
OpenClaw's heartbeat polling burns tokens 10-30x faster than chatbot usage. Users report $623/month surprise bills. Unmonitored automations silently inflate costs. No built-in spending alerts.
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A CLI dashboard that calculates real-time OpenClaw token spend across providers and finds the cheapest model path before the bill arrives
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ClawRouter claims 78% cost reduction; spending cap advice widespread but no native cost guard in OpenClaw.
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