Claude Code context: stop slow, costly sessions
Every turn re-sends your whole context, so a long session slows down and costs more. Read /context, cut the fixed tax, then clear and compact with intent.
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What are tokens in Claude? Code session costs
A Claude token is about 3.5 characters of text. Here is why one Claude Code turn bills 80,000 of them, and why five idle minutes make the next turn cost 5x.