Why Neural Networks Eat Tokens: What Happens in Long Chats and How to Cut Costs
Long AI chats with huge context windows increase token costs and can degrade model performance. A Reddit user reported spending over a billion input tokens with Claude, while another racked up about $6000 on an unattended AI agent. Studies like 'Context Rot' show that performance drops as context grows, and experts recommend splitting tasks, compacting history, and using prompt caching to economize.
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