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Created June 4, 2026 07:25
Free: see where your Claude Code token spend goes + the tactics that cut it

Claude Code Token-Saver — FREE sample

Post this publicly (GitHub gist / repo README / Reddit / Show HN). It's the runnable, free-to-try hook that makes Show HN and Reddit value-first posts legitimate. The full kit (18 tactics + drop-in configs + rules + scripts) is the paid upgrade.

Free: the 5 tactics that are ~80% of the savings

  1. Route the model to the task. Haiku for mechanical edits/scaffolding, Sonnet for daily feature work, Opus only for genuinely hard reasoning. Pinning everything to the top model is the most expensive default there is.
  2. /clear between unrelated tasks. Every turn re-sends the whole conversation as input tokens; don't pay to drag a finished task into the next one.
  3. Stop re-reading files you just edited. The edit already confirmed success — re-reading to "verify" doubles the cost for zero new info.
  4. (API) Turn on prompt caching + the Batch API. Cached input and non-realtime batch jobs are dramatically cheaper. Most people never switch them on.