Trimming Prompts by 65%, DeepAgents Harness Slashes Agent Costs
hwchase17 · x · 2026-08-11
Harrison Chase shared an update on the deepagents harness, revealing that its base prompt (including tool information) was recently trimmed by 65%.
This optimization significantly reduced operational costs, making deepagents a highly affordable option. This follows a previous test by Composio where multiple agent harnesses completed 30 challenging tasks, highlighting substantial variations in cost and success rates across frameworks.
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