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Tech· 2026-04-21· 5min

Cutting LLM Token Costs: 12 Techniques That Actually Move the Bill

Most teams overpay for LLM tokens by 3–5× without realizing it. Here are 12 techniques, ordered by impact — from prompt caching that cuts 90% off repeated system prompts, to model routing that saves 80% on easy tasks, to the context-window mistake almost every team makes.

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