Optimizing Deep Research Agents: Lightweight Heuristics Cut Token Usage by 73%
_reachsumit · x · 2026-08-11
A study titled Not Worth Another Token explores how to prune low-value context in deep research agents. It finds that lightweight heuristics can slash token usage by up to 73% with little to no loss in quality.
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