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Prompt Compression Token Savings Benchmark [2026]: RTK vs Reality

Token savings are easy to market and hard to bank. Here’s the benchmark framework I trust for RTK-style compression: cost-per-success, tool-call failures, and latency.

September 12, 2026 8 min read
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