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Astra (light mode) usage on a Plus account is rough. Any tips?
A user on reddit.com's dev_community is experiencing high token usage with Astra (light mode) on their Plus account. They note that two prompts related to their codebase consume their 5-hour cap, a problem they previously encountered with Claude but not ChatGPT. They are seeking tips to reduce Astra's token consumption.
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026, 09:17
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- Dev community
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- Community
- Source status
- Healthy
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Never used to run into usage issues on ChatGPT (that annoyance was reserved for Claude) but Astra just burns through tokens. Two prompts concerning my codebase rips through my 5 hr cap. Any tips on reducing usage?