17 Tips to Save Tokens with Claude
nikola_mr64990 · x · 2026-07-11
This reshared post summarizes a lengthy thread where the author explains how they used to hit Claude's usage limits daily but eventually reduced wasted tokens through a series of techniques. Explicitly mentioned practices include converting files like PDFs and screenshots into plain text or Markdown before uploading; planning inside Chat first before building in Cowork, as the latter consumes more tokens; and avoiding verbose prompts in favor of direct task descriptions and structured questions. The original thread claims to feature 17 methods in total. The core philosophy is to spend tokens where actual model reasoning is needed, rather than wasting them on file formats, redundant context, and inefficient prompting.
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