What to Do When Token Consumption Is Very High?

If you find that a single window is consuming more than $5 worth of tokens per hour, this is usually caused by an excessively long conversation context, frequent reading of large files, or suboptimal usage patterns.

Common Causes

1. Too many conversation turns - Not resetting the conversation for a long time causes the context to grow increasingly large
2. Frequently reading large files - Each request includes a large amount of file content
3. Using a high-consumption model - For example, the Opus model consumes several times more tokens than Sonnet

Quick Solutions

1. Use the /clear command regularly to clear conversation history
2. Use the /compact command to compress the current context
3. Choose your model wisely — Sonnet is sufficient for everyday tasks
4. Avoid reading too many files at once