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Runic · House #29,108

AI usage, costs and quota resets in your Mac menu bar

In the Controlling AI token cost neighborhood (AI and agents). In town since 2 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on Runic's site

Runic describes itself as: “GitHub - sriinnu/Runic: macOS menu bar app for tracking AI usage, costs, quotas, and token windows across providers. · GitHub”

What it is

Calls itself “menu bar app”.

  • Calls itself: menu bar app
“Runic is an open-source macOS menu bar app for seeing AI usage across the providers you enable.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “no product analytics, no telemetry, and no crash reporting”.

  • Says it will not: no product analytics, no telemetry, and no crash reporting
“Its job is not to make provider usage look cleaner than it is. Its job is to report what can be known, label what is inferred, and avoid pretending when a provider does not expose the data.”
“Runic has no product analytics, no telemetry, and no crash reporting.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Runic is an open-source macOS menu bar app for seeing AI usage across the providers you enable.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers.

  • Sells to: developers
“Provides a CLI for scripts and diagnostics.”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Homebrew. Offers an API. Open source. AI is a side feature.

  • Kind: desktop
  • Runs on: macOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: Homebrew
  • API: yes
  • Open source: yes
  • AI role: a side feature
“Runic is an open-source macOS menu bar app for seeing AI usage across the providers you enable.”
“Usage stays on your Mac by default.”

What it works with

Runs inside RunicCLI. Names CodexBar on its pages.

  • Runs inside: RunicCLI
  • Names: CodexBar
“Runic's menu layout and provider tab bar were inspired by CodexBar”
“Runic is an open-source macOS menu bar app for seeing AI usage across the providers you enable.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Download the latest release from GitHub Releases , unzip it, and move Runic.app to Applications.”
“…docs -> https://github.com/sriinnu/Runic/tree/main/docs”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 2 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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