> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bolt-builder-bolt-cli-5b0aab46-mintlify-541a0110.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stats and Cost (bolt stats)

> bolt stats aggregates token usage and cost across your sessions so you can see where your spend is going and tune models or agents accordingly.

`bolt stats` aggregates token counts and cost across the local session database. Because every tool call is recorded (see [Local Database](/reference/local-database)), the numbers are exact for the LLM calls Bolt drove.

## Basic usage

```bash theme={null}
bolt stats                       # summary for the current project
bolt stats --days 7              # last seven days
bolt stats --days 7 --models     # break down by model
```

## What it shows

* Total input, output, and cache tokens.
* Estimated cost per provider (using provider pricing tables at the time of the run).
* Per-model, per-agent, and per-day breakdowns depending on flags.

## Reducing cost

* Use `--variant minimal` or `--variant low` on reasoning-heavy models. See [Providers & Models](/concepts/providers-and-models).
* Prefer the `ask` or `plan` agent for exploration; they're read-only and avoid tool-heavy loops.
* Switch to a smaller model with `bolt models` for tasks that don't need frontier capability.

## Related

* [Providers & Models](/concepts/providers-and-models) — pick and tune the models `stats` measures.
* [Troubleshooting](/reference/troubleshooting) — what to do about a surprise bill.