Tutorials Intermediate
Gemini 3.6 Flash: Cut Agent Tokens With thinking_level
Build a token-thrifty tool-calling agent on Gemini 3.6 Flash using the new thinking_level control.
10 min read·Kodetra Technologies
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GPT-5.6 Persisted Reasoning: Reuse Thinking Across Turns
Use reasoning.context to reuse GPT-5.6's chain of thought across turns and cut redundant tokens.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
5d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Claude Sonnet 5: Adaptive Thinking and Effort in Python
Master Sonnet 5's on-by-default thinking and the effort knob to cut cost and latency.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
20d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Migrate to Claude Sonnet 5: Effort and the Tokenizer Trap
Hands-on Python guide to Sonnet 5's adaptive thinking, effort levels, and the 30% tokenizer trap.
10 min read·Kodetra Technologies
21d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Stream Gemini Thinking: Build a Show-Your-Work CLI
Stream Gemini's thought summaries live, control reasoning effort, and track thinking-token cost.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
25d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Gemini Thought Summaries: Audit Deep Think Reasoning
Surface, stream, and log Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think's reasoning chain with thought summaries.
10 min read·Kodetra Technologies
25d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
GLM-5.2 Open Weights: Route Reasoning Effort by Task
Build a cost-aware GLM-5.2 agent that routes thinking effort per task and calls tools.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jun 19
Tutorials Intermediate
Fable 5 Effort: Cut Thinking Token Costs in Python
Claude Fable 5 always thinks. Use effort, display and max_tokens to control reasoning cost.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jun 15
Tutorials Intermediate
Kimi K2 Thinking: Agentic Tool Loops in Python
Build a multi-step tool-calling agent on Moonshot's open-weight Kimi K2.6 model.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jun 6
Tutorials Intermediate
MAI-Thinking-1 Hands-On: Build a Reasoning Agent
Deploy Microsoft's new reasoning model and build a tool-calling triage agent.
10 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jun 4
Tutorials Intermediate
Claude Opus 4.8 Effort Levels: A Hands-On Python Guide
Tune token spend on Opus 4.8 with the effort parameter. Runnable Python, real I/O, real numbers.
7 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jun 1
Tutorials Intermediate
Qwen 3.7 Max: Drop-In Anthropic SDK Swap in Python
Point the Anthropic SDK at Qwen 3.7 Max with one base-URL change: 1M context, thinking, caching.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
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