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How to cut token spend without sacrificing quality
The fastest savings usually come from fewer tokens, not a different logo on the invoice. Teams that log prompt and completion sizes per feature routinely find duplicate system prompts, oversized JSON payloads, and completion ceilings that are far above what users read.
This article summarizes patterns we recommend alongside the AI Token Cost Calculator so you can quantify each change in dollars.
Measure before you optimize
Add lightweight logging for token counts per endpoint. Rank endpoints by spend and tackle the top three contributors first; they often account for the majority of burn.
Design prompts for concise answers
Ask for structured outputs with explicit length guidance. Add guardrails in application code so retries do not silently multiply tokens on failure paths.