> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openlit.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Otter usage

> Track Otter AI chat assistant token and cost attribution by feature, provider, model, and date

**Otter usage** (`/chat/usage`) shows how much Otter has spent across features. Header: **Otter usage**. Description: *Token and cost attribution by feature, provider, model, and date.*

## What you see

* Summary tiles: **Total tokens**, **Total cost**, **Prompt / completion**, **Otter actions**
* Chat rollups: **Chat conversations**, **Chat messages**, **Avg tokens / chat**, **Avg cost / chat**
* **Provider and model spend** - breakdown by provider and model
* **Where Otter was used** - activity list with type labels:
  * **Chat**
  * **Trace analysis**
  * **Span analysis**
  * **Prompt improvement**

Filter with the time tabs (**24H**, **7D**, **1M**, **3M**, **CUSTOM**) and click **Refresh** to reload.

Empty state: **No Otter usage recorded yet** - *Run a chat or AI analysis to see provider, model, token, and cost attribution here.*

## Why it matters

Otter calls your configured provider for chat, telemetry AI Analysis, and Prompt Hub improvements. This page is the single place to see that spend without digging through individual conversations.

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<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Chat with Otter" href="/latest/openlit/chat/conversations" icon="comment">
    Start conversations that show up in usage
  </Card>

  <Card title="Chat Settings" href="/latest/openlit/chat/settings" icon="gear">
    Change provider or model to control future cost
  </Card>
</CardGroup>