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Dark navy graphic of token streams being routed to a cheaper model, illustrating Spotify's Claude Code token savings

Spotify Cut Claude Code Token Use 90% With Shunt

Most of what Claude Code spends tokens on is not thinking. It is reading big files, copying test patterns, and typing out boilerplate. Spotify engineer Dimitri Mazmanov noticed this and sent that work

Thu Oct 08 2026 · 6 min read · 6 views

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DeepSeek and Claude logos side by side with a price comparison

DeepSeek vs Claude: Price, Coding and Claude Code

DeepSeek is far cheaper than Claude, and Claude still wins on the hardest coding and agent work. At October 2026 list prices, a DeepSeek deepseek-flash agent run costs about $9 to $18 a month where

Wed Oct 07 2026 · 10 min read · 15 views

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How MCP tool definitions and tool output consume Claude's context window

Your MCP connector spends context before you type

The advice you have read about MCP context cost is out of date. The old rule was simple. Every tool you connect gets injected up front, so a big connector spends a chunk of the window before you type

Sat Aug 22 2026 · 6 min read · 9 views

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Claude Code auto mode becoming the default permission mode

Claude Code Auto Mode Goes Default August 14

On August 14, 2026, auto mode becomes the default permission mode for new Claude Code sessions on Pro, Max and Team plans. The agent stops asking before each step and simply proceeds, unless the

Wed Aug 12 2026 · 5 min read · 4 views

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