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Build an LLM Token Compression Proxy

11/15
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Original Signal

“Rtk reduces LLM token usage 60-90% via CLI proxy. Relevant for any agent on token budgets.”

YFound on Hacker News

Score Breakdown

11/15
Demand3.0/5

How urgently people need this solved and how willing they are to pay for it. Based on complaint frequency and spending signals across platforms.

Market Gap4/5

How open the market is. A high score means few or no direct competitors, or existing solutions are overpriced and underdeliver.

Build Effort4/5

How quickly a solo developer can ship an MVP. 5 = weekend project with standard tools. 1 = months of infrastructure work.

Existing Solutions

No direct competitors. LiteLLM does routing, not compression. Prompt caching is provider-side only.

Willingness to Pay

HN front page. Anyone running agents at scale feels this cost pain.

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