One script call replaced 26 tool calls and cut cost from $2.44 to $0.02
please-dont-deploy · reddit · 2026-07-22
Measured in production, replacing 26 raw tool calls with one script call cut costs from $2.44 to $0.02.
- 26 calls → 1 script call
- 126x fewer characters
- 99.2% lower measured cost
- 25,811 characters measured in the test
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