Building the intelligence layer for AI engineering
ForgeMeter is an early-stage startup in Austin, Texas. We are a small team that takes on complex, cross-vendor problems — and ships software that engineering leaders can actually use.
The team behind ForgeMeter — building in Austin, Texas
Vision
AI development tools are no longer optional. Neither is understanding what they cost — or whether they are worth it.
The problem
Engineering teams run Cursor, Copilot, and direct API usage in parallel. Finance wants ROI. Platform teams want control. No one has a single view — or a path from insight to action.
Our vision
Become the intelligence layer for AI engineering — the place leaders go to understand spend, prove ROI, and optimize without slowing developers down.
The opportunity
Every mid-market and enterprise engineering org is adopting AI dev tools faster than they can measure them. That gap is widening — and it is exactly the kind of complex problem we are built to solve.
What we are building
ForgeMeter unifies AI development spend across Cursor, Copilot, OpenAI, and beyond — dashboards, audits, and alerts for engineering leaders.
ForgeMeter Optimize turns findings into platform-led action — helping teams reduce waste without disrupting developer workflow.
Explore OptimizeWhy now
- Free audit as top-of-funnel — immediate value before any subscription
- Official API integrations — no invasive deployment, enterprise-friendly
- ForgeMeter Optimize — platform-led remediation with verified outcomes
- Land in engineering, expand to finance and platform teams
Roadmap
Where we are headed — more visibility, more control, and outcomes teams can show leadership.
Automated optimization
Platform-led actions to help teams reduce waste based on connected usage data.
Spend controls
Organization settings to keep AI budgets on track without disrupting daily work.
Savings reporting
Track outcomes over time and share progress with finance and leadership.
Live monitoring
Ongoing visibility across your connected AI development tools.
Alerts & notifications
Stay informed when spend or usage patterns change across your organization.
Team workspaces
Secure organization accounts with shared dashboards and settings.
Role-based access
Permissions tailored for platform, finance, and engineering leaders.
More integrations
Expanding coverage across the AI tools your engineering teams rely on.
How we work
We have lived the problem — scattered dashboards, surprise invoices, and no single view for leadership.
Clarity over hype
AI tool spend is confusing enough. We focus on numbers leaders can act on, not buzzwords.
Complex problems, simple surfaces
Unifying usage across vendors is hard. Our job is to make the output obvious — for a CTO, a platform lead, or finance.
Measure, then optimize
Visibility comes first. Remediation follows. ForgeMeter and ForgeMeter Optimize are two halves of one loop.
Work with us
We are looking for design partners, early engineering teams, and investors who see the same gap we do. Request a conversation or investor deck — we respond from Austin.
Investor inquiries welcome — mention it in your message on the contact form.