Fable 5 好貴？有人諗到一招好癲。

[mtr]

https://www.threads.com/@agentmaau/post/DaZyQJbDlLp

Fable 5 好貴？有人諗到一招好癲。

唔係叫模型讀長長文字 context，而係將 Claude Code 嗰堆 context 轉做圖片，畀 Fable 用 OCR 讀返。

因為圖片 token 成本睇像素，唔係睇入面塞咗幾多字。

結果個 repo 聲稱可以慳 59% 至 70% 成本。

老實講，呢啲就係 AI 年代嘅慳錢奇技：唔係模型變平咗，係人類又諗到方法鑽空隙。

不過都唔好亂用，OCR 一讀錯，慳返嚟嘅錢可能會變 debug 錢。

[mtr]

https://x.com/intcyberdigest/status/2073200409439568031

https://github.com/teamchong/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 ...

[joe]