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Markdown is 40x more token-efficient when stored in SQLite
Original: Show HN: Markdown is 40× more token-efficient with SQLite
A new benchmark claims that structuring Markdown documentation inside a SQLite database can cut token usage by around 40 times compared with feeding raw Markdown to large language models. The approach reduces context-window overhead by querying only relevant sections instead of passing whole documents. Developers on Hacker News are weighing in on whether the gains hold up in practice and how it compares with other retrieval methods.
Why now: Token efficiency directly cuts costs and context limits for anyone building LLM applications, so developers are debating the benchmark's claims.
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- Show HN: Markdown is 40× more token-efficient with SQLite · richardcrng · 11
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