Dev on OpenAI 1M context: Seamless compaction is the real win
eyishazyer · x · 2026-08-17
A developer replied to a discussion about OpenAI, noting that while a 1M token context window is powerful, "seamless compaction" is the real win. This suggests that optimization and compression mechanisms for handling long contexts are critical for the actual user experience.
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