Lower your bill
Works locallyWorks in the local build today.
A runbook for people and agents. Always read current prices with harebox rates.
harebox budget new --limit 100 --action stop
There is no budget until you set one. Budgets can cover an account, a project, a fleet, a label or an API key. Each sandbox also stops itself an hour after it starts, unless you change its auto-stop.
harebox usage --all --group-by tier
harebox copilot forecast
harebox copilot
Each Co-pilot recommendation has evidence, a saving range and a risk. Nothing applies unless you ask, with harebox copilot apply ID, and changes that could disturb running work are left for you to make yourself.
| Check | How to tell | Action |
|---|---|---|
| VMs that sit idle while billed | CPU stays low between commands | Stop them when the work ends, or lower --ttl. Sleep keeps memory but is billed like running, so it doesn't save money |
| Auto-stop longer than the work | Sandboxes stop long after their last command | Lower --ttl, or stop them when the job ends |
| Paying for extra starts | harebox limits shows next_start_usd above 0 |
Batch starts, use placement: "queue", or move to a larger plan |
| Oversized | CPU and RAM stay low | harebox resize ID --size small --allow-restart |
| Forgotten stopped disks | Old stopped sandboxes |
harebox list --state stopped, then delete with care |
| AI spend | harebox ai usage |
--budget on each prompt |
Spot and Reserved don't save money. Both cost exactly what Shared costs. Spot can be preempted with two minutes' notice, and a reservation bills for its whole term.
Don't delete to save money without asking. Stopped disks are free for 14 days, and then move to cheap cold storage.