Show HN: Free tool to see how much AI bots are costing your site

Category: devtools

Tags: ai-bots, bandwidth-monitoring, website-security

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 6, Utility: 6)

BotCost.dev is a client-side browser tool that analyzes server logs to identify AI bot traffic and estimate bandwidth costs, then provides ready-to-use rules to block them. It addresses a growing concern for website owners about unauthorized scraping by AI companies, with a simple and privacy-focused approach.

Target audience: backend devs, devops

Repository: https://botcost.dev

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