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Cut LLM Token Costs with Webpage Markdown
Stop pasting raw HTML into ChatGPT or Claude. Clean Markdown cuts tokens, removes noise, and gives LLMs better context.
2026-05-178 min read
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Stop pasting raw HTML into ChatGPT or Claude. Clean Markdown cuts tokens, removes noise, and gives LLMs better context.
Most think Markdown is a token-saving trick. It's not. Clean Markdown structure improves how language models understand your content — that's why costs drop.
Token waste from raw HTML silently inflates your ChatGPT and Claude bills. Practical strategies to cut token waste by 65% — clean input, Markdown conversion, and what actually changes your costs.