Token-saving tools made my Claude Code usage go up. Here's the measurement.

说明与用途

令牌节省工具提高了Claude Code的使用量，但增加了总令牌成本。所有任务均已正确完成。

问题

The author repeatedly hit Claude Code’s weekly token limit while working on routine tasks.

结果

All three tools improved token efficiency but increased overall cost: rtk +7.1%, caveman +10.9%, pxpipe +196.7%. Correctness remained 100%.

工作流

• Define 5 fixed tasks
• Run each task 3 times with claude -p --output-format json
• Measure cost‑weighted tokens: input 1, cache write 1.25, cache read 0.1, output 5
• Record correctness
• Compare tools to baseline

证据

5 fixed tasks: fix a bug, scan a log, check git changes, summarize a CSV, summarize test results

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Cost-weighted tokens = input 1, cache write 1.25, cache read 0.1, output 5

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rtk v0.51.0 compresses shell output via a hook

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caveman v3.1.0 makes replies ultra-terse

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pxpipe v0.14.0 renders bulky context as images via a local proxy

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All three tools improved token efficiency but increased overall cost: rtk +7.1%, caveman +10.9%, pxpipe +196.7%. Correctness remained 100%.

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