Companion resource: strategies to reduce the costs ccusage shows you

[Sagargupta16]

Companion resource for ccusage users: once you see where your tokens go, here are proven strategies to reduce them.

https://github.com/Sagargupta16/claude-cost-optimizer

ccusage tells you what you spent. This repo tells you how to spend less:

• 15 ranked strategies (context optimization, model selection, workflow patterns) with expected savings percentages
• 12 CLAUDE.md templates already optimized for minimal token usage
• Off-peak 2x usage events -- timezone table showing when you get double limits
• Full pricing comparison: API vs Bedrock vs Vertex vs subscriptions
• Token estimator tool to predict costs before sending

One-page cheatsheet: https://github.com/Sagargupta16/claude-cost-optimizer/blob/main/cheatsheet.md

Great tool btw -- ccusage + cost optimization strategies together cover the full picture.