Caveman vs Ponytail vs Chisle: I benchmarked the Claude Code token-saving plugins on 20 tasks

Description and use

<p>If you use <strong>Claude Code</strong>, you've probably seen the two popular plugins that promise to cut your token bill: <strong><a href="https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman" rel="noopener noreferrer">caveman</a></strong>, which makes Claude talk like a caveman, and <strong><a href="https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" rel="noopener noreferrer">ponytail</a></strong>, which pushes it to write less code. I built a third one, <strong><a href="https://chisle.jaypokale.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chisle</a></strong>, and benchmarked all three against Claude with <em>no plugin at

Problem

<p>If you use <strong>Claude Code</strong>, you've probably seen the two popular plugins that promise to cut your token bill: <strong><a href="https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman" rel="noopener noreferrer">caveman</a></strong>, which makes Claude talk like a caveman, and <strong><a href="https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" rel="noopener noreferrer">ponytail</a></strong>, which pushes it to write less code. I built a third one, <strong><a href="https://chisle.jaypokale.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chisle</a></strong>, and benchmarked all three against Claude with <em>no plugin at

Outcome

<p>If you use <strong>Claude Code</strong>, you've probably seen the two popular plugins that promise to cut your token bill: <strong><a href="https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman" rel="noopener noreferrer">caveman</a></strong>, which makes Claude talk like a caveman, and <strong><a href="https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" rel="noopener noreferrer">ponytail</a></strong>, which pushes it to write less code. I built a third one, <strong><a href="https://chisle.jaypokale.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chisle</a></strong>, and benchmarked all three against Claude with <em>no plugin at

Evidence

Caveman vs Ponytail vs Chisle: I benchmarked the Claude Code token-saving plugins on 20 tasks

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