Tutorials Intermediate
Gemini 4 Argon Long Decode: 200K Tokens, One Request
Use Argon's background long decode to generate 1M tokens of output, with cost math.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
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Nano Banana 2.1: Product Shots With Edit Chains in Python
Half-price image gen: build a hero-plus-variants pipeline with a budget guard.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
6d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Ember-1: A/B Test Its 40% Token Savings in Python
Fireworks' Ember-1 claims 40% fewer tokens than Kimi K3. Build a harness to verify it.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
14d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Claude 950-Agent Swarm: Build a Funnel in Python
Rebuild the 21-hour enzyme-hunt pattern: cheap triage, deep read, budget cap, resumable.
11 min read·Kodetra Technologies
15d ago
Machine Learning Intermediate
Unmask a Stealth LLM: Fingerprint Any Model API
Port the Ox Alpha probe kit to Python: normalized token counts, error DNA, ranked verdict.
14 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Aug 28
Tutorials Intermediate
Grok 4.6 Agents: Dodge the 200K Price Cliff
Keep long-running Grok 4.6 agents cheap: cache keys, token budgets, and the 200K cliff.
10 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Aug 14
Tutorials Intermediate
DeepSeek V4-Flash KV Cache: Cut Input Costs 50x
Structure prompts so DeepSeek's disk cache hits, and pay ~50x less on repeated input tokens.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Aug 5
Tutorials Intermediate
Opus 5 Effort Router: Auto-Pick Cost vs Capability
Route each task to the right Claude Opus 5 effort level and cut your token bill.
7 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 27
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
Jul 22
Tutorials Intermediate
Kimi K3 Reasoning Effort: Stream Thoughts, Cut Cost
Tune Kimi K3's low/high/max reasoning effort and stream reasoning_content to control token cost.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 21
Tutorials Intermediate
Kimi K3: Query a Million-Token Repo for Pennies
Point the OpenAI SDK at Moonshot's 2.8T K3, load a whole repo, and cut cost with caching.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 17
Tutorials Intermediate
Muse Spark 1.1: Drop-In Agent, Self-Managed Context
Point the OpenAI SDK at Meta's agent model, add tools, let it self-manage a 1M-token context.
10 min read·Kodetra Technologies
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