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What’s the most token efficient web search API in 2026? I measured token counts across 4 tools

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When you evaluate search APIs for AI agents, everyone talks about speed and latency but token efficiency is what dictates your monthly model bill where an API A is 200ms faster but dumps 15k tokens of junk into Claude or GPT-4o, you lose on latency anyway cuz token generation and input processing s…

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  1. 2026-09-10 09:17 · r/AI_Agents
    What’s the most token efficient web search API in 2026? I measured token counts across 4 tools

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