Technique 7: Ask for JSON, not prose.
"Write me a nice paragraph about X" = 200 tokens of fluff.
"Return JSON: {name, summary, score}" = 30 tokens of pure signal.
Same information. Way cheaper. Easier to parse later.
Technique 7: Ask for JSON, not prose.
"Write me a nice paragraph about X" = 200 tokens of fluff.
"Return JSON: {name, summary, score}" = 30 tokens of pure signal.
Same information. Way cheaper. Easier to parse later.