AI
Monitor OpenAI with MrCron
MrCron tracks your OpenAI API usage every 5 minutes so you catch runaway costs and organization rate limits before they burn a hole in your budget.
How MrCron monitors OpenAI
- 24h input and output token totals sampled hourly from the OpenAI usage endpoint.
- Estimated dollar spend for the last 24 hours in USD.
- Request count across all models on your organization key.
- Auth-failure detection with an amber Rotate key CTA on the integration panel.
- Alert rules that fire on token spend or request count thresholds via any notification channel.
What you will see
Input/output tokens (24h), request count, dollar spend on your project card.
Auth flow: API Key. Credentials are stored encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and never returned to your browser.
Start monitoring OpenAI
Sign in, create a project, and connect OpenAI in under a minute. First check ships in the free tier.
Frequently asked questions
- What OpenAI credentials does MrCron need?
- An organization-scoped API key with usage:read access. MrCron stores it encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and never returns the key to your browser.
- How often does MrCron sync OpenAI usage?
- Every 5 minutes on the shared sync cycle. The upstream OpenAI usage endpoint aggregates in hourly buckets, so freshness is bounded by their rollup cadence.
- Does MrCron replace the OpenAI dashboard?
- No. MrCron is a summary layer that shows spend and volume across all your projects in one place. Deep-link back to the OpenAI dashboard for per-request detail.
- What happens if my OpenAI key is revoked?
- The next sync marks the integration as AUTH_FAILED, health drops, and the integration panel prompts you to paste a fresh key. No alerts fire on the outage itself unless you configured one.