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Open-source tool pxpipe hides text in PNGs to cut token costs
pxpipe, an open-source tool, converts text prompts to PNGs to reduce Claude API token costs by exploiting image-based pricing.
The open-source tool pxpipe converts long text prompts for Claude Code into compact PNGs, exploiting the fact that Anthropic charges for images by pixel size, not text content. Developer Steven Chong reports cost savings of 59 to 70 percent, at the price of accuracy and speed.
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