## 5 Proven Techniques for Token Compression and Prompt Optimization Reduce costs, improve response quality, and build leaner AI applications with these prompt engineering strategies. Every token counts. Whether you're building production applications with large language models (LLMs) or running experiments in a notebook, bloated prompts silently drain budgets and degrade response quality. Token compression is the practice of transmitting more intent with fewer tokens, and prompt optimization is how you structure that intent so models respond accurately and efficiently. This guide covers five…