AIXDAabout 3 hours ago
Claude Code Medium Effort Cuts Token Use 45%
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Switching Claude Code from High to Medium effort cut output token usage by 45% across five coding tasks, from roughly 26,000 to 14,300 tokens. Medium completed all tasks successfully, matching High's results on open-ended tests. The setting trades token usage against capability.
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