You're overpaying for Claude Code; Quotient claims 35-50% token savings
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-15
The post argues Claude Code bills inefficient agent operations and re-bills bloated tool I/O on every cache read. YC-backed Quotient claims 35–50% token cost cuts by batching agent operations, compressing tool I/O, removing information-sparse tokens, and re-optimizing the context window after each cache expiry. Same models and workflow; supports CLI, VS Code, and Vertex AI. One-line install, 2-week free trial, then $20/mo.
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