Helix — LLM token meter icon

Helix — LLM token meter

by swanandvaidya2204 · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Live token + cost meter for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Shows spend in real time. Local-only, no accounts, no cloud.

Users
11
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#188K
#157K among extensions
Version
0.4.8
updated 22 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 months
0613Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 11 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 months
001Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Helix — LLM token meter

Helix is a live token + cost meter for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. A small glowing ⌘ appears in the corner of chatgpt.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com, and aistudio.google.com. It stays quiet until you send a message then it lights up and pulses smoothly while the assistant is streaming its reply. Click it to see: • Today's total tokens + dollars, broken down by model • This month's total tokens + dollars, broken down by model • CO₂ estimate for your AI usage • Optional self-imposed rate limits (max messages per hour, max spend per day) with soft warnings While you type, a small badge above the send button shows a live token count and cost estimate for your current prompt — so you know what a message will cost before you send it. Every measurement happens locally in your browser. Helix never sends your prompts anywhere, never asks for API keys, never asks for an account, never talks to any cloud service except once a day to refresh its price table from a public JSON file on GitHub. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+H (Cmd+Shift+H on Mac) toggles the orb visibility on the current tab. Open source under MIT — https://github.com/Swanand66/helix

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
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Version history

1 versions recorded
0.4.822 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
22 Jul 2026
Size
40 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
eahpihcleobchjcbcjblooijdldomcee

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
storagealarms
Site access
https://chatgpt.com/*https://claude.ai/*https://gemini.google.com/*https://aistudio.google.com/*https://raw.githubusercontent.com/*

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