Claude Cost Optimizer — Development skill for Claude Code

Claude Cost Optimizer

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**Save 30-60% on Claude Code costs** with proven strategies, real benchmarks, and copy-paste configs.

Claude Code is powerful - but costs add up fast. A single afternoon of heavy coding can burn through $20-50 in tokens. Most of this spend is **avoidable** with the right setup.

This repo is a collection of **battle-tested strategies** for reducing Claude Code costs without sacrificing quality. Every technique includes expected savings percentages based on real-world benchmarks.

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Quick Wins (Start Here)

Apply these 5 changes right now and cut costs immediately:

#	Strategy	Expected Savings	Effort	Guide
1	Keep CLAUDE.md under 150 lines - every line loads on every turn	10-20%	5 min	Context Optimization
2	Use Haiku for simple tasks (--model haiku) - 5x cheaper than Opus	20-40%	1 min	Model Selection
3	Use Plan Mode before coding - prevents wasted iterative cycles	15-25%	0 min	Workflow Patterns
4	Add .claudeignore - stop Claude from reading node_modules, dist, lock files	5-15%	2 min	Context Optimization
5	Delegate to subagents - isolate expensive searches from main context	20-40%	5 min	Workflow Patterns

Combined impact: **30-60% reduction** in monthly Claude Code spend.

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Table of Contents

• Quick Wins
• How Claude Billing Works
• Guides
• Benchmarks
• Templates
• Tools
• Cheatsheet
• Contributing
• FAQ

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