Opus 4.7 Made Me Take Token Waste Management Seriously
When a model gets more expensive for the same workflow, hidden waste becomes visible. File re-reads, failed web fetch loops, retry spirals, and context thrash are not harmless annoyances. They are budget leaks.
Key Facts
- *Token waste becomes a real budget issue at frontier-model scale
- *Hooks can prevent common waste patterns before the model spends tokens
- *Session forensics show where agent loops actually happen
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