Cost Estimate

Quality score: 80/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Estimate the cost of a task before starting it. Analyzes task complexity, predicts token usage, and compares cost across all Claude models. Use when user says 'estimate cost', 'how much will this cost', 'cost estimate', or '/cost-estimate'.

What this skill does

Cost Estimate is a well-rated Claude Code skill (quality score 80/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/cost-estimate/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user says 'estimate cost', 'how much will this cost', 'cost estimate', or '/cost-estimate'.

Who uses this skill

The Cost Estimate skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/cost-estimate
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/cost-estimate/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/cost-estimate/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/cost-estimate/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/cost-estimate/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\cost-estimate\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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