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• Show HN: PTD – one-click timer plus agent token costs, per task · score 7.0

  PTD is an open-core work tracker designed for hybrid human-AI agent teams, unifying planning, time tracking, and agent cost attribution in a single shared task model. It stands out by treating agents as first-class members with tokens and API costs logged per task, alongside human hours, and includes a REST API, MCP server, and CLI for agent integration.

• Show HN: EpochGo – Local-first multi-agent AutoML on Ollama ($0 API costs) · score 6.8

  EpochGo is a local-first AutoML platform that uses a multi-agent CrewAI pipeline with Ollama to automate data preprocessing, model selection and hyperparameter tuning, and deployment via a generated FastAPI service. It combines existing tools like Scikit-Learn, XGBoost, and FastAPI into a cohesive end-to-end workflow with zero API costs and full privacy.

• Show HN: Code Counter Machine a modern analysis of AI driven development costs · score 6.5

  CCM is a Rust-based code counter and change-impact analyzer that goes beyond line counts to estimate AI-assisted development costs by modeling token usage, sandbox sessions, and human review effort. It offers fast scanning of large codebases, multiple output formats, and a transparent, editable cost model, making it useful for teams tracking AI-augmented workflows.

• Show HN: The safe-choice tax – what the vendor nobody gets fired for costs · score 4.7

  SV Premium is a comparison site for cloud infrastructure pricing, showing how much more you might pay for familiar vendors versus alternatives across 237 services. It includes migration guides and notes on data residency and jurisdiction, aiming to help teams make cost-aware decisions.

Recent titles

1. Canon says camera prices could rise in 2027 if memory costs stay high
   2026-11-01 · dpreview.com · HN discussion
2. Show HN: Free OCR Cost Calculator – Estimate multi-provider LLM token costs
   2026-10-31 · ocrbench.app · HN discussion
3. $20 plans, $1 of Sol costs 7x what $1 of Opus does. A task, only 1.3x
   2026-10-30 · twitter.com · HN discussion
4. What it costs to moderate 500 daily doodles with Jev
   2026-10-30 · johalloran.dev · HN discussion
5. What Claude Code's 30-second agent summary call costs, read from the binary
   2026-10-30 · theainewsreport.com · HN discussion
6. U.S. cruise ship suspends a global voyage due to fuel costs
   2026-10-29 · npr.org · HN discussion
7. Costs of longer agentic task lengths
   2026-10-29 · blog.jmccarthy.au · HN discussion
8. Website migration costs are going to zero
   2026-10-29 · dri.es · HN discussion
9. Apple's New Touchscreen MacBook Pro Costs Up to $14,549
   2026-10-29 · macrumors.com · HN discussion
10. Luxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs
    2026-10-28 · bbc.com · HN discussion
11. What It Costs to Think
    2026-10-28 · chrbutler.com · HN discussion
12. GPU vs. CPU. How to Cut Live Streaming and AI Processing Costs?
    2026-10-28 · red5.net · HN discussion
13. How to Use ZizkaDB Suggestions to Cut Costs and Fix Agent Performance
    2026-10-28 · medium.com · HN discussion
14. Show HN: A calculator for gas costs and road trip expenses
    2026-10-28 · gettripcost.com · HN discussion
15. Understanding Iceberg CDC costs on S3: requests, not bytes
    2026-10-27 · etleap.com · HN discussion
16. HHS Finalizes HTI-5 Deregulatory Rule to Encourage Innovation and Reduce Costs
    2026-10-27 · hhs.gov · HN discussion
17. Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60k employees to contain costs
    2026-10-27 · reuters.com · HN discussion
18. Consumer credit costs in Poland are rising despite falling rates
    2026-10-26 · download.ssrn.com · HN discussion
19. Examine the costs of turning America's corn into fuel
    2026-10-26 · worldsensorium.com · HN discussion
20. Show HN: Code Counter Machine a modern analysis of AI driven development costs
    2026-10-24 · github.com · HN discussion
21. Gen Z is 'in the thick' of high housing costs. These candidates aim to solve it
    2026-10-23 · text.npr.org · HN discussion
22. Australia's Hydro Project Snowy 2.0 Now Costs 11 Times Original Estimate
    2026-10-22 · bloomberg.com · HN discussion
23. Six months later, the best AI costs 20× less
    2026-10-22 · modelcompare.ai · HN discussion
24. Every Time I Hire a Linguist, Inference Costs Go Down
    2026-10-22 · arxiv.org · HN discussion
25. What Claude Code's multi-agent code review costs and finds
    2026-10-21 · quickchat.ai · HN discussion
26. Show HN: A fence planner for estimating layouts, materials and costs
    2026-10-21 · fencecalculatorhub.com · HN discussion
27. DeepSeek Unveils Open-Source Tool to Help Cut AI Operating Costs
    2026-10-21 · bloomberg.com · HN discussion
28. Anthropic S-1 Shows Red-Hot Growth, Risks and Computing Costs
    2026-10-20 · wsj.com · HN discussion
29. Via reduces AI-coding costs
    2026-10-20 · via.dev · HN discussion
30. Localizely cut AI translation prices 3x, here's what it costs now
    2026-10-20 · twitter.com · HN discussion

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