optimAIzr: open-source tool finds 56% of coding AI spend goes to rereading context
stichstichstich · reddit · 2026-11-13
A senior SWE shipped optimAIzr, a free, open-source, fully local AI usage optimizer for Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode. After analyzing his own usage, he found 56% of AI costs came from rereading context. v0.13.0 adds a VS Code extension showing live context usage, cache countdowns, 5h limits and savings in-editor. No account or prompt uploads required; 200+ GitHub stars already.
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