How do I optimize Claude prompts for fewer tokens?

Edit, don't append. Summarize every 15 messages. Match model to task—Haiku for light work.

What is prompt caching in Claude and does it save money?

Caches static prefixes in API/Claude Code. Up to 90% cheaper repeats. Invalidate often.

Why does Claude use more tokens than ChatGPT?

Full history reread per response. No smart truncation. Hacks mitigate; fix needed.

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Claude dashboard showing skyrocketing token usage in a long chat

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Match models—Haiku daily, Opus rare—to free quotas 𝕏

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