Task duration or provider billing: what can you measure?

Duration and token charges describe different things. OfficeCubs’s teammate Usage view does not calculate a model bill, so avoid turning elapsed time into an invented cost estimate.

Compare the practical differences

Decision	OfficeCubs usage	Provider account
Best fit	Retained tasks, attempts and finished timed duration	Model access and provider-reported usage charges
Useful property	Useful for inspecting execution history	The place to inspect actual billing
What to check	Tokens and cost are not collected	Definitions and availability belong to that provider

A concrete choice

A retry can increase attempt count while one task remains in history. Its token cost must be checked separately with the provider.

Verify the choice

Confirm the metric’s definition and whether untimed or running attempts are excluded before comparing values.

Write the reason for your choice into the task brief or setup notes. Then run a small representative task and compare the actual result with the requirement that drove the decision. Keep any unmet requirement visible rather than declaring the whole workflow ready from a single successful step.

Continue with the setup

The related desktop guide explains the relevant controls and limits. Use the current application state when applying this comparison; the presence of an option in a document does not mean every dependency on your computer is ready.