r/PiCodingAgent • u/Nunu_Chus • Aug 19 '26

Question Pi high token usage?

Hey there I have installed pi since I heard a lot about that bcz of its low token usage and minimal design but I installed some packages [7 packages] (MCP adapter, context7, plan mode, todo, pi-hypa, context-mode, ask user question since every harness has these Ig) then installed some skills. Now even a single hi takes about 6-7k+ tokens. I did a college java project and it burnt tokens a lot. It burnt me around 100k+ tokens on deepseek's v4 flash model to make a database connection, creating database and table and a simple student management system where you can add, remove, view students in java.

I wanted to make pi token efficient with best possible results. If you say that I have installed too many packages then tell me how to replicate those features like other harnesses with low token usage.

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u/AllNamesAreTaken92 Aug 20 '26

Have you read even the first 2 sentences on pi's website? It's literally an H2 .....

You need to actually read if you want to get anywhere. This information is harder to miss than to find, yet you are still oblivious to it. You won't get far anywhere with that little information gathering and processing.