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Keeping a chat app's token bill flat as conversations grow

DEV.to AIΒ·June 8, 2026

This article discusses the problem of rising token costs in AI chat applications as conversations grow longer, due to the entire conversation history being re-sent with each turn. It presents a solution involving a "rolling summary" combined with a "verbatim window" to optimize token usage and control expenses.

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