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cfarukon LLMCap – A proxy that hard-stops LLM API calls when you hit a dollar cap

Fair point on the irony. The 3-day trial is free — most people know within a day whether it prevents a bill that would cost more than $19.

cfarukon LLMCap – A proxy that hard-stops LLM API calls when you hit a dollar cap

Valid concern. Your provider API key is never stored — it passes through as a header on each request and is discarded immediately. LLMCap only stores token counts and costs per request. No key retention.

cfarukon LLMCap – A proxy that hard-stops LLM API calls when you hit a dollar cap

LiteLLM is a great option if you're comfortable running infrastructure. LLMCap is for teams who want enforcement without self-hosting or maintenance overhead.