Governor
Stops token waste, so your AI usage limit lasts longer and you get more done before it runs out. Real work keeps full power.
$9.99 / 2 months, first payment 20% off · Cancel any time
Budget Pilot a Governor for Codex CLI
Your Codex CLI usage limit runs out. Budget Pilot makes it last longer and stops hallucinations in your chat, and real work still gets full power.
98%less usage on quick tasks, at best*
48%less usage across 5 AI tools together*
2.5×more work done in a week, on 13% fewer tokens†
*Our own tests in October 2026: the same tasks with and without Budget Pilot, measured by token cost. †A real week of heavy daily use with Budget Pilot (11 to 17 Oct 2026) against the week before. Your results will vary.
Limit hit!Still going
We stopped in-chat hallucinations. And your chat now remembers 100M+ tokens.
Normal chathallucinates
1MWith Budget Pilotno hallucinations
100M+2.5×
more work done in a week, on 13% fewer tokens†
How it feels
- Work as usual
Code and work in your AI tool like always.
- Budget Pilot steers
It works quietly in the background.
- Remembers it all
Long chats stay sharp, with no made-up answers.
- More done before the limit
Your limit lasts longer.
What it does
Endless memory
Keep your chats as long as you like. Your chat remembers 100M+ tokens, we still save your usage, and we stop in-chat hallucinations.
Fast decision AI
Steers every message in a split second: quick questions stay light, big jobs get full power.
Limit meter
Shows how much of your 5-hour and weekly limit is left, and warns you before you run out.
Hands-free
Runs by itself in the background, for every session of your AI tool. Turn it off any time.
Cat crew rewards
Counts the tokens it saves you. A cat crew turns your savings into free days.
In your browser too
Also on the ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini websites, through a browser extension that uses the same key. Websites only, not their desktop or phone apps.
Our own trained AI
Budget Pilot has its own AI, trained in-house. It makes your limit last even longer, so more of it goes to real work.
Made for: coders and AI professionals: in AI coding tools on your computer and on the ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini websites, not their desktop or phone apps.
Works on: Windows 10 and 11, Mac and Linux.
With: Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Qwen Code, OpenCode or Aider. You need one of them installed first. Versions checked every night.
Keys: One key works on 1 machine. Not sure it fits you? Ask us before you buy.
Get Budget Pilot
20% OFFyour first paymentIndividual plan. Added at checkout.
$9.99 / 2 months
20% off your first payment, then $9.99 every 2 months.
Cancel any time. Your key works until the end of the period you paid for.
Fair price: we only charge what it takes to keep Budget Pilot running and getting better.
Enterprise
Budget Pilot for a whole team or company: many keys, one invoice. Tell us what you need and we will send you an offer.
Install
- 1Subscribe
- 2Get your key
- 3Run one command
Right after you pay, you see your key and make a password (a free trial key comes by email). Your account page then shows these steps with your key already filled in.
- Have your AI tool ready. Install it and log in as you normally do: Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Qwen Code, OpenCode or Aider.
- Run your line in a terminal.
Windows (PowerShell):
irm "https://budgetpilot.net/install.ps1?key=YOUR-KEY" | iex
Your AI tool runs inside Ubuntu (WSL)? Then use the Linux line in Ubuntu instead.
Mac or Linux (Terminal):
curl -fsSL https://budgetpilot.net/install.sh | bash -s -- YOUR-KEY
These are examples. After you buy, your account page shows them with your own key already in, ready to copy.
On Linux it may ask for your password once, to put the Claude Code hooks in the machine-wide settings. Press Enter three times instead and it installs just for you, and that works too. Want to read the script first? install.sh and install.ps1.
New to the terminal?
Windows: open the Start menu, type PowerShell and open it. Mac: press Cmd + Space, type Terminal and press Enter. Linux: press Ctrl + Alt + T. To paste: right-click, or press Ctrl + Shift + V (Cmd + V on a Mac). When it asks for your password, nothing shows while you type; that's normal.
- Check that it worked. Open a new terminal and type
bp. You should see the Budget Pilot screen with Status: On. That's all: Budget Pilot now works by itself, in the background.
📌 Read this first: how to use it
After step 3 there is nothing new to learn. Keep using your AI tool exactly as you do now. Here is what that looks like for each one:
Claude Codefully automatic
claude
Chat as always. After each message you see a short line, “Budget Pilot is working”, and a warning before your limit runs out.
In VS Code, Cursor or Windsurf: the Claude Code extension works automatically too, same as in the terminal.
Gemini CLIfully automatic
gemini
Chat as always. Your limit lasts longer, and real work still gets full power.
Codex CLI, Qwen Code, Aiderautomatic when it starts
- Open a new terminal window (on Windows: the Ubuntu app).
- Start your AI tool with the same word you always type, and press Enter:
codex
(orqwen, oraider) - Use the tool as normal. When it starts you see “Budget Pilot is working”.
Have one clear job? Type the job after bp --run instead. Budget Pilot opens the
tool ready for it:
bp --run "fix the login bug in auth.py"
OpenCodestart tasks with run
bp --run "add a dark mode switch"
It opens OpenCode ready for that task.
Good to know: it never costs you more than your own settings would, and important work
always gets full power. Pause it with bp --off, turn it back on with bp --on. Not sure which AI tools
it found? Type bp --detect.
Antigravity on Windows: its terminal works when it is connected to Ubuntu (WSL). In its chat panel, Budget Pilot can only give tips, and you choose.
Updates, and how to remove it
Updates install by themselves. Nothing to do. To remove Budget Pilot, paste this line into the terminal and press Enter:
curl -fsSL https://budgetpilot.net/install.sh | bash -s -- --remove
Windows (PowerShell):
irm "https://budgetpilot.net/install.ps1?remove=1" | iex
Browser extension
For the ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini websites (not their desktop or phone apps): works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Firefox, with the same key. Get it from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons, or from your account (a free trial key works too).
Questions
What is Budget Pilot?
A tool for coders and AI professionals: it makes the usage limit of your AI tools last longer, and real work still gets full power. It shows how much of your 5-hour and weekly limit is left, warns you before you run out, and works by itself in the background.
See what it doesHow much?
20% off your first payment, then $9.99 every 2 months. Cancel any time, and your key works until the end of the period you paid for. Each key works on 1 machine.
Go to the buy formHow do I install?
Subscribe (or use a coupon) and your licence key appears on the website; a free trial key comes by email; log in to your account any time to see it again. Then paste one line into the terminal: Terminal on a Mac or Linux, PowerShell on Windows.
Show me the install partWhich AI tools work?
Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Qwen Code, OpenCode and Aider. Keep starting them the way you do now: Budget Pilot works by itself on every message. Only OpenCode tasks start with bp --run "task". Antigravity on Windows works through its WSL terminal; in its chat panel Budget Pilot can only give tips. On the ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini websites it works through our browser extension, not their desktop or phone apps. Install and log in to your AI tool first.
Windows?
Yes: Windows 10 and 11. Paste one line into PowerShell (no admin needed). If your AI tool runs inside Ubuntu (WSL), use the Linux line in Ubuntu instead.
Show me the install part