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JP the Cat vs DeepLab

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JP the Cat compared with DeepLab
DetailJP the Cat logo JP the CatDeepLab logo DeepLab
What it doesTrack token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac Sharp tools. No bloat.
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts. Free tier available for most apps; Pro is a one-time purchase for one app, with a key working on 2 Macs. Some tools are free and open source.
Key features
  • Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude
  • Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok
  • macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes
  • 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes
  • Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard
  • Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows
  • 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound
  • Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed
  • Local-first design with no data upload to servers
  • Video, photo, PDF and document compression without uploading files
  • Local storage space analysis and app removal with leftover cleanup
  • Screenshot and screen recording with text search and secret masking
  • Local password and secrets storage without server or subscription
  • Marketing analytics debugging to see tracking fires with timing and reasons
  • Local search across files, notes and email faster than Spotlight
  • Uptime and performance monitoring for websites
  • Podcast transcription, chapters and SEO description generation
  • Document to Markdown or JSON conversion for LLM and RAG pipelines
  • Automatic Oracle Cloud free ARM server claim on capacity availability
What makes it different
  • Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens
  • Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint
  • One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required
  • Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac
  • Local-first operation with no cloud pipelines, telemetry or analytics on your analytics
  • Each tool focused on doing one thing well, resisting feature creep
  • Flat, transparent pricing with no per-seat traps or freemium bait-and-switch
  • One-time Pro purchase licenses work on 2 Macs and can be moved between devices
  • No accounts, analytics collection or data sharing; only check for updates and license verification online
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Open sourceNot given Not given
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 no change since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)11
Citation Flow (Majestic)2015
Referring domains (Majestic)2911

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