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He and the AI measured his agent sessions and found long sessions cost double per turn

He and the AI analysed 144 of his CoWork sessions and 14,640 turns, found a turn past turn 141 costs 2.1x an early turn, and stopped batching sessions as a result.

How it works

  1. They analyse 144 of his Cowork sessions and 14,640 turns
  2. Find a turn past turn 141 costs 2.1 times an early turn
  3. He stops batching sessions as a result

Why it’s worth knowing

The data was his own usage, and the finding changed his habit at once.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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