How Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode Can Cut Token Usage by Up to 80%
The article breaks down token billing, shows that input tokens account for 70‑90% of cost, and provides concrete techniques—file filtering, context compression, doc‑driven prompts, memory caching, plan mode, output trimming, and model switching—across Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode, culminating in a 10‑step checklist and a comparison table that demonstrate up to 80% token savings.
