--- title: "Track cost" description: "The thread cost card, spend limits, usage attribution, credit holds, and the BYOK badge" canonical_url: "https://hoplite.sh/docs/threads/cost" markdown_url: "https://hoplite.sh/docs/threads/cost.md" --- # Track cost URL: /docs/threads/cost LLM index: /llms.txt Description: The thread cost card, spend limits, usage attribution, credit holds, and the BYOK badge Related: /docs/workspace/billing, /docs/agent/models, /docs/threads/manage # Track cost Each thread's context-gauge card includes its running cost, so you always know what a piece of work has spent. The detail behind it lives on the usage page and in your workspace's [billing](/docs/workspace/billing). ## The cost card The card tracks lifetime cost as the agent works, including the split between LLM and available sandbox-provider charges. Expand it for model, token, runtime, BYOK, and subscription attribution. ## Lifetime spend limit Set, increase, or remove a thread's lifetime spend limit from its actions menu. Model charges and any available sandbox charges count toward the cap. When the thread reaches it, Hoplite parks the run instead of repeatedly retrying or permanently failing it; increasing or removing the limit wakes the parked session so work can continue. ## Per-run attribution The **Usage** page charts spend per day and breaks usage down by model and run, so you can see exactly where credits go. Every run's token usage is attributed there. ## How credits settle Runs reserve credits while in flight and settle to actual usage when they finish. On the billing page these reservations show as **Held** — released back, minus actual usage, when the run completes. See [Billing](/docs/workspace/billing). ## The BYOK badge In the cost breakdown, a **BYOK** badge beside LLM inference means every run with a durable model-resolution record used the workspace's provider credentials. Mixed threads and historical usage without a resolution record stay unbadged, so the UI does not overstate who supplied credentials. Runs on Codex models bill your connected ChatGPT plan instead of workspace credits. Their usage still shows in your usage history — with zero credit cost. See [Models](/docs/agent/models). ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/docs/sitemap.md) for all pages. Well-known sitemap: [/docs/.well-known/sitemap.md](/docs/.well-known/sitemap.md).