Feeding Code as Images to Fable via OCR Cuts API Costs by 60%
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-07-04
A clever trick shows that converting code into images for the Fable model to read via visual OCR can reduce API costs by roughly 60%. This counterintuitive hack exploits the pricing differences across various input modalities. While the community called it a crazy and hilarious idea, it proves genuinely effective for cost control.
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