CogniSpend

How it works

Instrument once. Understand everything.

Three steps from “where is the money going?” to “here’s the ROI report.”

01

Instrument in minutes

Wrap your existing OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini client with our zero-dependency SDK — two lines of code, no latency added. Or point your agents at our transparent proxy without touching application code at all. Import historical spend from CSV for instant baseline.

SDK Wrapper

Two lines of code. Zero latency. Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini.

import { wrapOpenAI }
  from "@cognispend/sdk";

const ai = wrapOpenAI(
  new OpenAI(),
  { workflowId: "code-review" }
);

Proxy Mode

Swap one URL. No code changes. Works with any language or framework.

# Before
OPENAI_BASE_URL=
  https://api.openai.com/v1

# After
OPENAI_BASE_URL=
  https://proxy.cognispend.com/v1

Manual / CSV Import

Import historical spend or track SaaS tools like Copilot and Cursor.

date,provider,cost,team
2026-03-01,openai,4200,platform
2026-03-01,copilot,1900,frontend
2026-03-01,cursor,800,backend

Zero risk. All integration methods are non-blocking and never-throw. Your agents keep running even if CogniSpend is unreachable.

02

Attribute every dollar

Tag each AI call with a workflow, use case, team, and feature. Costs roll up across every dimension in real time. Track fixed costs — Copilot licenses, Cursor seats, self-hosted GPU — as infrastructure spend attributable to the same use cases.

Source

Agent Runs

▾

customer-support

$4,2001,840 events

code-review

$12,400340 events

sales-prospecting

$6,4002,100 events
workflow:code-reviewteam:platformuse-case:code-qualityenv:production

Every dollar gets a home. No more mysterious line items. Unattributed spend triggers an automatic insight alert.

03

Measure ROI, not just cost

Define what outcomes each AI workflow produces — PRs reviewed, tickets resolved, revenue attributed. CogniSpend calculates cost-per-outcome and ROI ratio per use case, updated live as events flow in. Finally, a number you can put in front of your CFO.

Fixed value

Customer Support Triage

Tickets resolved500
Value per ticket$25
Total value$12,500
AI spend$15
ROI833x
Revenue attribution

Sales Prospecting Pipeline

Emails sent4,000
→ Replies45
→ Meetings8
→ Closed deals3 × $1,500
Revenue$4,500
AI spend$18
ROI250x

Stay ahead of problems. Set budget alerts, get Slack notifications on cost spikes, and catch unattributed spend automatically.

Architecture

How the data flows

Non-blocking instrumentation → real-time processing → instant visibility.

Your Agents

OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini

▾ calls

SDK / Proxy

Non-blocking capture

▾ events

CogniSpend

Attribution & analytics

▾ insights

Dashboard

Cost, ROI, alerts

SDK wrapperTransparent proxyREST APICSV import

Know what your AI is costing. Know if it's worth it.

Set up in under ten minutes. No infrastructure changes required. Start with your existing OpenAI or Anthropic client.

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Free plan available. No credit card required to start.