llm-accounting 0.1.34
A package for tracking LLM usage and costs
Requires Python: >=3.8

# LLM Accounting

A Python package for tracking and analyzing LLM usage across different models and applications. It is primarily designed as a library for integration into development process of LLM-based agentic workflow tooling, providing robust tracking capabilities. While its main use is as a library, it also provides a powerful CLI for scripting and batch workloads.

**Keywords**: LLM, accounting, usage tracking, cost management, token counting, agentic workflows, AI, Python

## Features

- Track usage of different LLM models
- Track usage by project
- Record token counts (prompt, completion, total)
- Track costs and execution times
- Support for local token counting
- Pluggable backend system (SQLite, CSV, and PostgreSQL backends supported)
- CLI interface for viewing and tracking usage statistics
- Support for tracking caller application and username
- Optional session identifiers for grouping usage across commands
- Automatic database schema migration (for supported backends)
- Strict model name validation
- Automatic timestamp handling
- Comprehensive audit logging for all LLM interactions
- Retrieve remaining quota information after logging usage
- Optional enforcement of allowed project names with `projects` management commands
- Optional enforcement of allowed user names with `users` management commands

## Installation

```bash
pip install llm-accounting
```

For specific database backends, install the corresponding optional dependencies:

```bash
# For SQLite (default)
pip install llm-accounting[sqlite]

# For PostgreSQL
pip install llm-accounting[postgresql]
```

## Usage

### Basic Usage

The `LLMAccounting` class automatically manages the database connection for its chosen backend. You can simply instantiate it and call its methods; the backend will ensure the connection is active when needed.

```python
from llm_accounting import LLMAccounting
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Default backend (SQLite) is used if no backend is provided
# You can also set default project, app, and user names here
accounting = LLMAccounting(
    project_name="my_default_project", # Optional: default project for all entries
    app_name="my_default_app",         # Optional: default caller name for all entries
    user_name="my_default_user"        # Optional: default username for all entries
)

# Track usage (model name is required, timestamp is optional)
# Parameters provided here will override the defaults set in the constructor
accounting.track_usage(
    model="gpt-4",  # Required: name of the LLM model
    prompt_tokens=100,
    completion_tokens=50,
    total_tokens=150,
    cost=0.002,
    execution_time=1.5,
    caller_name="my_app",  # Optional: name of the calling application (overrides default app_name)
    username="john_doe",   # Optional: name of the user (overrides default user_name)
    project="my_project",  # Optional: name of the project (overrides default project_name)
    timestamp=None         # Optional: if None, current time will be used
)

# Track usage and get remaining limits
remaining = accounting.track_usage_with_remaining_limits(
    model="gpt-4",
    prompt_tokens=100,
    completion_tokens=50,
    total_tokens=150,
    cost=0.002,
)
for limit, left in remaining:
    print(f"{limit.scope} {limit.limit_type}: {left} remaining")

# Get statistics
end_date = datetime.now()
start_date = end_date - timedelta(days=7) # Last 7 days
stats = accounting.get_period_stats(start_date, end_date)
model_stats = accounting.get_model_stats(start_date, end_date)
rankings = accounting.get_model_rankings(start_date, end_date)

print(f"Total cost last 7 days: {stats.sum_cost}")
print(f"Model stats: {model_stats}")
print(f"Model rankings: {rankings}")

# When you are done with the accounting instance, it's good practice to close it.
# If used as a context manager, it will be closed automatically.
accounting.close()
```

*Note: The `LLMAccounting` class and its methods are synchronous. If you are integrating `llm-accounting` into an asynchronous application, you should run its synchronous calls in a separate thread (e.g., using `asyncio.to_thread`) to avoid blocking the event loop.*

### CLI Usage

#### Global CLI Options

The following options can be used with any `llm-accounting` command:

- `--db-file <path>`: Specifies the SQLite database file path. Only applicable when `--db-backend` is `sqlite`.
- `--db-backend <backend>`: Selects the database backend (`sqlite` or `postgresql`). Defaults to `sqlite`.
- `--postgresql-connection-string <string>`: Connection string for the PostgreSQL database. Required when `--db-backend` is `postgresql`. Can also be provided via `POSTGRESQL_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable.
- `--audit-db-backend <backend>`: Backend for audit logs. Defaults to the value of `--db-backend`.
- `--audit-db-file <path>`: SQLite database file path for audit logs (when audit backend is `sqlite`).
- `--audit-postgresql-connection-string <string>`: Connection string for the PostgreSQL audit log database. Can also be provided via `AUDIT_POSTGRESQL_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable.
- `--project-name <name>`: Default project name to associate with usage entries. Can be overridden by command-specific `--project`.
- `--app-name <name>`: Default application name to associate with usage entries. Can be overridden by command-specific `--caller-name`.
- `--user-name <name>`: Default user name to associate with usage entries. Can be overridden by command-specific `--username`. Defaults to current system user.
- `--enforce-project-names`: When set, project names supplied to commands must exist in the project dictionary.
- `--enforce-user-names`: When set, user names supplied to commands must exist in the user dictionary.
The CLI output is formatted using [Rich](https://rich.readthedocs.io/), allowing standard output capture by testing frameworks like `capsys`.

```bash
# Track a new usage entry (model name is required, timestamp is optional)
llm-accounting track \
    --model gpt-4 \
    --prompt-tokens 100 \
    --completion-tokens 50 \
    --total-tokens 150 \
    --cost 0.002 \
    --execution-time 1.5 \
    --caller-name my_app \
    --username john_doe \
    --project my_project \
    --timestamp "2024-01-01T12:00:00" \
    --cached-tokens 20 \
    --reasoning-tokens 10
```

#### `log-event` Command

Logs a generic event to the audit log. This is useful for recording custom events, feedback, or other notable occurrences related to LLM interactions that might not fit the standard usage tracking.

**Arguments:**

- `--app-name` (string, required): Name of the application.
- `--user-name` (string, required): Name of the user.
- `--model` (string, required): Name of the LLM model associated with the event.
- `--log-type` (string, required): Type of the log entry (e.g., 'prompt', 'response', 'event', or any custom type).
- `--prompt-text` (string, optional): Text of the prompt, if relevant.
- `--response-text` (string, optional): Text of the response, if relevant.
- `--remote-completion-id` (string, optional): ID of the remote completion, if relevant.
- `--project` (string, optional): Project name to associate with the event.
- `--timestamp` (string, optional): Timestamp of the event (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS or ISO format, e.g., "2023-10-27T14:30:00Z". Defaults to current time).

**Example:**

```bash
llm-accounting log-event \
    --app-name my-app \
    --user-name testuser \
    --model gpt-4 \
    --log-type event \
    --prompt-text "User reported positive feedback." \
    --project "Alpha" \
    --timestamp "2024-01-15T10:30:00"
```

```bash
# Show today's stats
llm-accounting stats --daily

# Show stats for a custom period
llm-accounting stats --start 2024-01-01 --end 2024-01-31

# Show most recent entries
llm-accounting tail

# Show last 5 entries
llm-accounting tail -n 5

# Delete all entries
llm-accounting purge

# Execute custom SQL queries (if backend supports it and it's enabled)
llm-accounting select --query "SELECT model, COUNT(*) as count FROM accounting_entries GROUP BY model"
```

### Usage Limits

The `llm-accounting limits` command allows you to manage usage limits for your LLM interactions. It now supports advanced multi-dimensional limiting and rolling time windows. You can set, list, and delete limits based on various scopes (global, model, user, caller, project) and types (requests, input tokens, output tokens, total tokens, cost) over specified time intervals.

Wildcards can be specified using `*` for any of the model, username, caller name, or project name fields. A `max-value` of `0` denies all matching usage, while `-1` allows unlimited usage.
For example, you can deny all models for a user with `--model "*" --max-value 0` and then add specific limits with `--max-value -1` to allow certain models or projects.

#### Set a Usage Limit

Set a new usage limit. For example, to set a global limit of 1000 requests per day:

```bash
llm-accounting limits set \
    --scope GLOBAL \
    --limit-type requests \
    --max-value 1000 \
    --interval-unit day \
    --interval-value 1
```

To set a cost limit of $5.00 per hour for a specific user:

```bash
llm-accounting limits set \
    --scope USER \
    --username john_doe \
    --limit-type cost \
    --max-value 5.00 \
    --interval-unit hour \
    --interval-value 1
```

To set an input token limit of 50000 tokens per week for a specific model:

```bash
llm-accounting limits set \
    --scope MODEL \
    --model gpt-4 \
    --limit-type input_tokens \
    --max-value 50000 \
    --interval-unit week \
    --interval-value 1
```

To set a cost limit of $10.00 per day for a specific project:

```bash
llm-accounting limits set \
    --scope PROJECT \
    --project my_project \
    --limit-type cost \
    --max-value 10.00 \
    --interval-unit day \
    --interval-value 1
```

#### List Usage Limits

List all configured usage limits:

```bash
llm-accounting limits list
```

#### Delete a Usage Limit

Delete a usage limit by its ID (you can find the ID using `llm-accounting limits list`):

```bash
llm-accounting limits delete --id 1
```

### Database Backend Selection via CLI

You can specify the database backend directly via the CLI using the `--db-backend` option. This allows you to switch between `sqlite` (default) and `postgresql` without modifying code.

Audit logs can optionally use a different backend by providing the `--audit-db-backend` and related options.

### Project Management

The `projects` command manages the list of allowed project names when `--enforce-project-names` is used.

```bash
llm-accounting projects add MyProj
llm-accounting projects list
llm-accounting projects update MyProj NewName
llm-accounting projects delete NewName
```

### User Management

The `users` command manages the list of allowed user names when `--enforce-user-names` is used.

```bash
llm-accounting users add alice
llm-accounting users list
llm-accounting users update alice --new-user-name alice2 --email alice@example.com
llm-accounting users deactivate alice2
```

```bash
# Use SQLite backend (default behavior, --db-backend can be omitted)
llm-accounting --db-backend sqlite --db-file my_sqlite_db.sqlite stats --daily

# Use PostgreSQL backend
# Requires POSTGRESQL_CONNECTION_STRING environment variable to be set, or provide it directly
llm-accounting --db-backend postgresql --postgresql-connection-string "postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydatabase" stats --daily

# Example: Track usage with PostgreSQL backend
llm-accounting --db-backend postgresql \
    --postgresql-connection-string "postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydatabase" \
    track \
    --model gpt-4 \
    --prompt-tokens 10 \
    --cost 0.0001
```

### Shell Script Integration

The CLI can be easily integrated into shell scripts. Here's an example:

```bash
#!/bin/bash

# Track usage after an LLM API call
llm-accounting track \
    --model "gpt-4" \
    --prompt-tokens "$PROMPT_TOKENS" \
    --completion-tokens "$COMPLETION_TOKENS" \
    --total-tokens "$TOTAL_TOKENS" \
    --cost "$COST" \
    --execution-time "$EXECUTION_TIME" \
    --caller-name "my_script" \
    --username "$USER"

# Check daily usage
llm-accounting stats --daily
```

## Database Schema

The database schema generally includes the following tables and key fields (specifics might vary slightly by backend, but `PostgreSQLBackend` adheres to this structure):

**`accounting_entries` Table:**

- `id`: SERIAL PRIMARY KEY - Unique identifier for the entry.
- `model_name`: VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL - Name of the LLM model.
- `prompt_tokens`: INTEGER - Number of tokens in the prompt.
- `completion_tokens`: INTEGER - Number of tokens in the completion.
- `total_tokens`: INTEGER - Total tokens (prompt + completion).
- `local_prompt_tokens`: INTEGER - Locally counted prompt tokens.
- `local_completion_tokens`: INTEGER - Locally counted completion tokens.
- `local_total_tokens`: INTEGER - Total locally counted tokens.
- `cost`: DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL - Cost of the API call.
- `execution_time`: DOUBLE PRECISION - Execution time in seconds.
- `timestamp`: TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - Timestamp of the usage.
- `caller_name`: VARCHAR(255) - Optional identifier for the calling application/script.
- `username`: VARCHAR(255) - Optional identifier for the user.
- `project_name`: VARCHAR(255) - Optional identifier for the project.
- `cached_tokens`: INTEGER - Number of tokens retrieved from cache.
- `reasoning_tokens`: INTEGER - Number of tokens used for model reasoning/tool use.

**`usage_limits` Table (for defining quotas/limits):**

- `id`: SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
- `scope`: VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL (e.g., 'USER', 'GLOBAL')
- `limit_type`: VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL (e.g., 'COST', 'REQUESTS')
- `max_value`: DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL
- `interval_unit`: VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL (e.g., 'HOURLY', 'DAILY')
- `interval_value`: INTEGER NOT NULL
- `model_name`: VARCHAR(255) (Optional, for model-specific limits)
- `username`: VARCHAR(255) (Optional, for user-specific limits)
- `caller_name`: VARCHAR(255) (Optional, for caller-specific limits)
- `created_at`: TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
- `updated_at`: TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

**`audit_log_entries` Table (for detailed event logging):**

- `id`: SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
- `timestamp`: TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL
- `app_name`: VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
- `user_name`: VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
- `model`: VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
- `prompt_text`: TEXT
- `response_text`: TEXT
- `remote_completion_id`: VARCHAR(255)
- `project`: VARCHAR(255)
- `log_type`: TEXT NOT NULL (e.g., 'prompt', 'response', 'event')

*Note: The `id` fields are managed internally by the database.*

## Database Migrations

This project uses [Alembic](https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/) to manage database schema migrations, working in conjunction with our SQLAlchemy models (defined in `src/llm_accounting/models/`). While SQLAlchemy defines the desired schema, Alembic is used to generate and apply the necessary database changes.

When you make changes to the SQLAlchemy models that require a schema alteration (e.g., adding a table, adding a column, changing a column type), you need to generate a new migration script using Alembic.

### Generating a New Migration

1. **Ensure your development database is accessible and reflects the schema *before* your new model changes.** Alembic compares your models against the live database (specifically, the state recorded in its `alembic_version` table) to generate the migration. It's usually best to have your database upgraded to the latest revision before generating a new one.
2. **Make your changes to the SQLAlchemy models** in the `src/llm_accounting/models/` directory.
3. **Run the following command from the project root:**

    ```bash
    LLM_ACCOUNTING_DB_URL="your_database_connection_string" alembic revision -m "descriptive_migration_name" --autogenerate
    ```

    - Replace `"your_database_connection_string"` with the actual connection string for your development database.
        - For SQLite (default development): `sqlite:///./data/accounting.sqlite`
        - For PostgreSQL: `postgresql://user:pass@host:port/dbname` (use your actual credentials and host)
    - Replace `"descriptive_migration_name"` with a short, meaningful description of the changes (e.g., `add_user_email_column`, `create_indexes_for_timestamps`). This becomes part of the migration filename.

4. **Review the generated migration script** in the `alembic/versions/` directory. Ensure it accurately reflects the intended changes. You might need to adjust it, especially for complex changes not perfectly detected by autogenerate (e.g., specific index types, constraints, or data migrations).
5. Commit the new migration script along with your model changes.

### Applying Migrations

Database migrations are automatically applied when the `LLMAccounting` service starts (specifically, when an `LLMAccounting` instance is created). The application will check for any pending migrations and attempt to upgrade the database to the latest version using Alembic.

## Backend Configuration

### SQLite (Default)

The default backend is SQLite, which stores data in a local file. Below is a comprehensive example demonstrating how to configure a custom SQLite database file, track usage, set and check usage limits, and utilize the audit logger.

```python
import os
from llm_accounting import LLMAccounting
from llm_accounting.backends.sqlite import SQLiteBackend
from llm_accounting.models.limits import LimitScope, LimitType, TimeInterval
import time
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from llm_accounting.audit_log import AuditLogger

# Define custom database filenames
custom_accounting_db_filename = "my_custom_accounting.sqlite"
custom_audit_db_filename = "my_custom_audit.sqlite"

print(f"Initializing LLMAccounting with custom DB: {custom_accounting_db_filename}")

# 1. Initialize SQLiteBackend with the custom filename
sqlite_backend = SQLiteBackend(db_path=custom_accounting_db_filename)

# 2. Pass the custom backend to LLMAccounting
# The backend will automatically manage its connection.
accounting = LLMAccounting(backend=sqlite_backend)
print(f"LLMAccounting initialized. Actual DB path: {accounting.get_db_path()}")

# Example usage: track some usage
accounting.track_usage(
    model="gpt-4",
    prompt_tokens=100,
    completion_tokens=50,
    cost=0.01,
    username="example_user",
    caller_name="example_app"
)
print("Usage tracked successfully.")

# Verify stats (optional)
end_time = datetime.now()
start_time = end_time - timedelta(days=1)
stats = accounting.get_period_stats(start_time, end_time)
print(f"Stats for last 24 hours: {stats.sum_cost:.4f} cost, {stats.sum_total_tokens} tokens")

print("\n--- Testing Usage Limits ---")
# Set a global limit: 10 requests per minute
print("Setting a global limit: 10 requests per minute...")
accounting.set_usage_limit(
    scope=LimitScope.GLOBAL,
    limit_type=LimitType.REQUESTS,
    max_value=10,
    interval_unit=TimeInterval.MINUTE,
    interval_value=1
)
print("Global limit set.")

# Simulate requests and check quota
for i in range(1, 15): # Try 14 requests to exceed the limit
    model = "gpt-3.5-turbo"
    username = "test_user"
    caller_name = "test_app"
    input_tokens = 10

    allowed, reason = accounting.check_quota(
        model=model,
        username=username,
        caller_name=caller_name,
        input_tokens=input_tokens
    )
    if allowed:
        print(f"Request {i}: ALLOWED. Tracking usage...")
        accounting.track_usage(
            model=model,
            prompt_tokens=input_tokens,
            cost=0.0001,
            username=username,
            caller_name=caller_name
        )
    else:
        print(f"Request {i}: DENIED. Reason: {reason}")
    
    # Small delay to simulate real-world requests, but not enough to reset minute limit
    time.sleep(0.1) 

# It's good practice to explicitly close the accounting instance when done,
# though the backend methods will auto-connect if needed for subsequent calls.
accounting.close()

print(f"\nInitializing AuditLogger with custom DB: {custom_audit_db_filename}")

# Initialize AuditLogger with the custom filename
with AuditLogger(db_path=custom_audit_db_filename) as audit_logger:
    print(f"AuditLogger initialized. Actual DB path: {audit_logger.get_db_path()}")

    # Example usage: log a prompt
    audit_logger.log_prompt(
        app_name="my_app",
        user_name="test_user",
        model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
        prompt_text="Hello, how are you?"
    )
    print("Prompt logged successfully.")

    # Example usage: log a response
    audit_logger.log_response(
        app_name="my_app",
        user_name="test_user",
        model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
        response_text="I am doing well, thank you!",
        remote_completion_id="comp_123"
    )
    print("Response logged successfully.")

    # Example usage: get audit log entries
    print("\nRetrieving audit log entries...")
    entries = audit_logger.get_entries(limit=5)
    for entry in entries:
        print(f"  [{entry.timestamp}] App: {entry.app_name}, User: {entry.user_name}, Model: {entry.model}, Type: {entry.log_type}")
        if entry.prompt_text:
            print(f"    Prompt: {entry.prompt_text[:50]}...")
        if entry.response_text:
            print(f"    Response: {entry.response_text[:50]}...")
    print(f"Retrieved {len(entries)} audit log entries.")

# Clean up the created database files (for example purposes)
print("\nCleaning up created database files...")
if os.path.exists(custom_accounting_db_filename):
    os.remove(custom_accounting_db_filename)
    print(f"Removed {custom_accounting_db_filename}")
if os.path.exists(custom_audit_db_filename):
    os.remove(custom_audit_db_filename)
    print(f"Removed {custom_audit_db_filename}")

print("\nExample complete.")