Add token cost optimization cookbook with 5 practical techniques#706
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Note: Sections on prompt caching and batch API reference existing cookbooks in misc/ and can be removed if the maintainers prefer. The core original contributions are the prompt compression, conversation summarization, and model routing techniques combined with the cumulative cost impact analysis in Section 7. |
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Description
This cookbook teaches developers 5 practical techniques to reduce
Claude API token costs with real before/after measurements and dollar
calculations.
Closes #704 (or whatever your issue number is)
What this cookbook demonstrates
reduce context size
to cheapest adequate model
prompts
Each technique includes working code, before/after token counts, and
exact dollar cost comparisons. Section 7 combines all 5 techniques
and shows the cumulative impact with a bar chart.
Type of Change
Checklist