AI Context Reduction: What a 98% Cut Costs You
A tool claiming 98% less context use made us re-examine our own retrieval. Here's how context reduction actually works — and the one axis where their approach beats ours.
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A tool claiming 98% less context use made us re-examine our own retrieval. Here's how context reduction actually works — and the one axis where their approach beats ours.
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