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Elbow vs modelmile

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Elbow compared with modelmile
DetailElbow logo Elbowmodelmile logo modelmile
What it doesMore intelligence per engineer Claude Code plugin that automatically selects the optimal model and effort level for each message to reduce costs
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
PricingNot given Free plan: 22 messages. Starter: $6/month for 150 messages (4¢ per message). Pro: $19/month for 1,200 messages (1.58¢ per message). Team Finance: $49/month for 3,500 messages (1.40¢ per message). Max XL: $99/month for 8,000 messages (1.24¢ per message). Top-ups: $0.01 per message with subscription (
Key features
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Conductor, T3 Code
  • Fast, Balanced and Thinking modes with automatic optimization
  • Monthly budgets for organization, teams and individuals
  • Alerts at 80% and 100% budget by email and Slack
  • Spend tracking by repository, team and session
  • Session history with steps, duration and cost
  • Failover between providers when one slows down
  • Audit log and device management
  • Self-updating CLI for engineers
  • Transcript control and compliance options
  • Automatic model and effort selection based on task type
  • Local analysis with no data sent to servers
  • Local log showing all decisions with reasons
  • Pause and resume commands for manual control
  • View plugin state and decision history with commands
What makes it different
  • Four times the work per dollar compared to Opus 5.5
  • Engineers keep their existing tools, prompts and settings
  • Intelligent cost optimization that picks thinking mode for each step
  • Complete visibility into team AI spending and usage
  • Engineers never hold provider keys, reducing security risk
  • Reduces Claude Code bill by 65% without changing how you work
  • Haiku costs forty times less than Opus for the same quality
  • Every decision is recorded and auditable in a local log
  • Respects manual model choices and gives full user control
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Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)120
Referring domains (Majestic)10

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