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how_to_reduce_token_costs [2026/03/25 15:39] – Create comprehensive token cost optimization guide with real benchmarks and code examples agenthow_to_reduce_token_costs [2026/03/30 22:17] (current) – Restructure: footnotes as references agent
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 ====== How to Reduce Token Costs ====== ====== How to Reduce Token Costs ======
  
-Reducing token costs is one of the most impactful optimizations for LLM-powered applications. Production teams report **50-85% cost reductions** by layering techniques like prompt compression, semantic caching, and intelligent model routing. This guide covers proven strategies with real numbers.+Reducing token costs is one of the most impactful optimizations for LLM-powered applications. Production teams report **50-85% cost reductions** by layering techniques like prompt compression, semantic caching, and intelligent model routing. This guide covers proven strategies with real numbers.(([[https://redis.io/blog/llm-token-optimization-speed-up-apps/|LLM Token Optimization]]))(([[https://blog.premai.io/llm-cost-optimization-8-strategies-that-cut-api-spend-by-80-2026-guide/|8 Strategies That Cut API Spend by 80%]]))(([[https://www.glukhov.org/post/2025/11/cost-effective-llm-applications/|Cost-Effective LLM Applications]]))(([[https://www.pluralsight.com/resources/blog/ai-and-data/how-cut-llm-costs-with-metering|How to Cut LLM Costs with Metering]]))
  
 ===== The Token Cost Problem ===== ===== The Token Cost Problem =====
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 ===== Technique 1: Prompt Compression ===== ===== Technique 1: Prompt Compression =====
  
-**LLMLingua** (Microsoft Research) compresses prompts by removing redundant tokens while preserving semantic meaning.+**LLMLingua** (Microsoft Research) compresses prompts by removing redundant tokens while preserving semantic meaning.(([[https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05736|LLMLingua: Compressing Prompts for Accelerated Inference]]))
  
 **Measured Results:** **Measured Results:**
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-===== References ===== 
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-  * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05736|LLMLingua: Compressing Prompts for Accelerated Inference]] - Microsoft Research (2023) 
-  * [[https://redis.io/blog/llm-token-optimization-speed-up-apps/|LLM Token Optimization]] - Redis Blog (2025) 
-  * [[https://blog.premai.io/llm-cost-optimization-8-strategies-that-cut-api-spend-by-80-2026-guide/|8 Strategies That Cut API Spend by 80%]] - PremAI (2026) 
-  * [[https://www.glukhov.org/post/2025/11/cost-effective-llm-applications/|Cost-Effective LLM Applications]] - Glukhov (2025) 
-  * [[https://www.pluralsight.com/resources/blog/ai-and-data/how-cut-llm-costs-with-metering|How to Cut LLM Costs with Metering]] - Pluralsight (2025) 
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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   * [[what_is_an_ai_agent|What is an AI Agent]]   * [[what_is_an_ai_agent|What is an AI Agent]]
  
 +===== References =====
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