Three token optimizations that made our agent more expensive
This story is from 2026-10-08. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.
TL;DR. Last time we cut a browser agent's tokens by 58% and really saved money. This time we looked for more places to trim and checked each idea on tasks with hidden tests. The three most obvious savings made the agent more expensive : a trimmed system prompt (+82% per task), aggressive clearing o…
Read the full story at DEV Community — AI ↗
Timeline · 1 report
- 2026-10-08 09:58 · DEV Community — AI
Three token optimizations that made our agent more expensive