Technique 8: Skip markdown when you don't need it.
Bold. Headers. Bullet points. Each ** and ### costs tokens.
If the output is going into a database or another script, plain text is cheaper and the AI stops wasting effort on formatting.
Technique 8: Skip markdown when you don't need it.
Bold. Headers. Bullet points. Each ** and ### costs tokens.
If the output is going into a database or another script, plain text is cheaper and the AI stops wasting effort on formatting.