---
note_type: "issue_cost_tracking"
issue_id: 138
issue_title: "Explode Markdown file to markdown directory"
session_date: "2025-10-07"
claude_model: "claude-sonnet-4"
total_cost_eur: 0.9522
total_cost_usd: 1.035
total_tokens: 137000
generated_at: "2025-10-07T15:44:50.885572"
---

# Issue #138 Implementation Cost
**Issue**: Explode Markdown file to markdown directory
**Date**: 2025-10-07
**Claude Model**: claude-sonnet-4

## Cost Summary
- **Total Cost**: €0.9522 ($1.0350 USD)
- **Token Usage**: 137,000 tokens
- **Input Tokens**: 85,000 tokens @ $3.00/M
- **Output Tokens**: 52,000 tokens @ $15.00/M

## Cost Breakdown

| Component | Tokens | Rate ($/M) | Cost (USD) | Cost (EUR) |
|-----------|--------|------------|------------|------------|
| Input | 85,000 | $3.00 | $0.2550 | €0.2346 |
| Output | 52,000 | $15.00 | $0.7800 | €0.7176 |
| **Total** | 137,000 | - | $1.0350 | €0.9522 |

## Implementation Summary
Complete TDD8 implementation with 47 tests, full CLI integration, comprehensive documentation, and refactoring. Includes hierarchical structure parsing, filename generation, directory creation, and error handling.

## Cost Allocation
This cost has been allocated to the 'AI & ML Services' category as a one-time expense for issue #138 implementation.

## Notes
- Currency conversion rate: 1 USD = 0.920 EUR
- Pricing based on claude-sonnet-4 rates as of 2025-10-07
- Token counts and costs are estimates based on session usage

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