Guide / April 24, 2026
Track Codex CLI usage
If you use Codex CLI seriously, the useful view is not just a single counter. The useful view is session usage, credits, rate limits, and model activity in the same dashboard as the rest of your coding stack.
Short answer Use a terminal-first local dashboard that keeps Codex CLI visible alongside the rest of your workflow. OpenUsage.sh fits that job. It is built for developers who use more than one coding agent or provider and want one place to inspect the real picture.
What matters around Codex CLI
- Session-level context. Codex CLI usage only becomes useful when it is visible as part of a real working session, not as an isolated number.
- Credits and limits. You need to know what is close to exhaustion or reset.
- Model activity. When usage moves, you usually want to know which model or run shape caused it.
- Cross-tool comparison. The question is often whether Codex CLI or something else in the stack drove the change.
Why OpenUsage.sh fits this job
- It is terminal-first. The dashboard matches the way Codex CLI users already work.
- It supports mixed-tool correlation. Codex CLI usage can sit beside Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, OpenRouter, and API-platform activity.
- It stores local history. The daemon-backed SQLite history is useful when you need trend context rather than just a live reading.