HELPER 05 · WATCHING COST

You keep paying for that tool dump on every turn

Output that lands in context gets re-processed forever. Move the slider to resize the dump.

Typical test run, verbose build log, or full-file Read. Each subsequent turn re-tokenizes the whole thing.

Cumulative tokens re-processed after a single tool dump A rising line starting at the dump size at turn one and climbing linearly as each subsequent turn re-reads the same dump. The slope is proportional to the dump size. 0 50K 100K 150K 210K Tokens re-processed (cumulative) 0 4 8 12 16 20 Turns after the tool dump Tool dump lands here – –
Dump size
10,000 tok
After 20 turns
210,000 tok
Illustrative $ at 20
~$3.15
Annual projection · current dump size × 20 turns × 2 dumps/day × 250 workdays
Re-processed tokens / year
100M
dump × 20 × 2 × 250
Illustrative $ / yr / dev
~$1,500
at $15/Mtok input
Scales linearly
$150–$7,500
slider range 1K → 50K dump