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10 Ways to Cut Your AI Token Spend

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    • A 60-second primer on what a token is and why you pay for input and output
    • 10 moves with real prompts, commands and links you can use today
    • The handover-prompt trick that keeps context but ditches the token weight
    • The invisible bill hiding in your automations, and how to kill it
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    10 Ways to Cut Your AI Token Spend
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    Perch.
    What's inside

    10 ways, one cheaper bill

    Same AI, used the same amount. You just stop paying for things you don't need to.

    01

    What you're paying for

    The 60-second primer: tokens, why you pay for input and output, and the trap where every message resends your whole history.

    02

    Five cheap wins in the chat

    Make it talk less (incl. the caveman skill), clear vs compact, the handover prompt, and how to stop re-pasting the same doc.

    03

    Five ways to tighten the screws

    Cap your output, pick the cheapest model that does the job, prompt caching, trimming your automations, and a free tokenizer to check before you send. Plus a 50%-off bonus.

    Who's writing this
    Tom Veysey
    Tom Veysey
    AI implementer for ecom · Founder, Perch

    I build AI tools and profitability dashboards for Shopify brands, so I pay real AI bills every month. These are the exact habits I use to keep them down without slowing anything up.

    FAQ

    Do I need to be technical?

    No. Most of the 10 ways are things you type into a normal chat. A couple are for people building with the API, and they're clearly flagged so you can skip or share them.

    Does this work with ChatGPT too, or just Claude?

    Both. The ideas apply to any AI you pay for by usage. Where a specific command or feature is Claude-only (like /clear), the guide says so and gives the ChatGPT equivalent.

    How much can it actually save me?

    Depends how you use AI. The chat habits help everyone a little; the automation and caching tips can cut a heavy builder's bill by a large chunk. The point is you stop paying for waste.

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