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pxpipe is a local proxy that reduces Claude Code API costs by converting bulky text context (system prompts, tool docs, chat history) into compact PNG images before sending requests. Since image token costs are fixed by pixel dimensions rather than content density, dense code and JSON compresses at ~3x better efficiency, achieving 59–70% lower end-to-end billing on real workloads.
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If you're running Claude Code heavily, pxpipe can cut your API bill by 59–70% by rendering dense context (system prompts, tool docs, history) as compact PNG images — exploiting the fact that image tokens are priced by pixel count, not character count, so tightly-rendered code packs far more information per token than plain text. Unlike other cost-tracking tools that only tell you what you spent, pxpipe actively intercepts and rewrites requests to spend less.
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