BREAKING
Devs Use Terse Prompts to Cut Claude Costs
0
$/M
Sonnet 5 input
0
$/M
Sonnet 5 output
"Answer with minimal tokens"
Reported Token Savings
Concise coding
50
Claude Code
60
Caveman Claude
75
Save Now, But Measure First
Upside
Positive
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Lower output costs
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Can sharpen focus
Caution
Risk
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May strip needed info
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Use /context and /cost
A Low-Effort Start, Not a Silver Bullet
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Developers are sharing a simple prompt trick to rein in rising Claude API bills.