The Hidden Cost of Context Windows
Bigger isn't always better. We tracked token efficiency across five models and found that 128k context windows introduce subtle reasoning degradation after the 40k mark in most production scenarios.
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Bigger isn't always better. We tracked token efficiency across five models and found that 128k context windows introduce subtle reasoning degradation after the 40k mark in most production scenarios.
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