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eamchong/pxpipe: cut Fable 5 token usage by rendering text context as images ·

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cut Fable 5 token usage by rendering text context as images

pxpipe Cut Claude Code's input tokens by rendering bulky context as images — the same system prompt, tool docs, and history, in a fraction of the tokens. An image's token cost is fixed by its pixel dimensions, not by how much text is inside it. Dense content (code, JSON, tool output) packs ~3.1 chars per image-token vs ~1 char per text-token on real Claude Code traffic. pxpipe is a local proxy that exploits the gap: it rewrites the bulky parts of each request into compact PNGs before it leaves your machine. At current Fable list prices that lands as a ~59–70% lower end-to-end bill — but prices

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