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llm optimization tools

Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

horizontal · 92 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

LLM optimization tools lower token usage, inference latency, and API expenses through techniques like prompt compression, context compaction, and hardware-efficient training. They are built for software developers, machine learning engineers, and teams scaling AI coding agents who need to maximize their compute budgets. Unlike broader model observability or prompt management platforms, these tools focus directly on computational efficiency and cost reduction across model pipelines.

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Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Crespo HN 14 2026-06-22
optimaizr GITHUB 14 2026-09-30
portal-affordable GITHUB 15 2026-10-02
10x better performance from the Coding Harnesses with LLM-wiki HN 16 2026-06-18
Agent-cache HN 18 2026-04-16
csss GITHUB 18 2026-09-19
Minimal LLM Post-Training Experiments on an 8GB GPU (SFT, DPO, GRPO) HN 21 2026-08-01
codex-turn-state-cache GITHUB 22 2026-09-17
Send Claude Code tasks to the Batch API at 50% off HN 23 2026-02-11
ContextSaver GITHUB 23 2026-09-16
tibo-s-token-killer GITHUB 23 2026-10-03
sharpening-tax GITHUB 24 2026-09-30
jev-use GITHUB 24 2026-09-19
OpenArchEvo GITHUB 25 2026-10-10
Optimizing LiteLLM with Rust HN 27 2025-11-18
skimmer GITHUB 29 2026-10-10
We Beat MLPerf: Modern Storage for KV Offload and LLM Training HN 35 2026-09-05
cache-tax GITHUB 36 2026-09-18
Graft HN 39 2026-08-14
dsh-sieve GITHUB 44 2026-10-04
cachebeat GITHUB 51 2026-09-14
Reducing LLM input tokens by 70% HN 56 2026-05-12
JFrog Boost PH 57 2026-09-15
Frugon HN 67 2026-07-07
Optimize and serve models with Fable quality at half the cost HN 71 2026-07-26
quicksilver GITHUB 89 2026-09-25
Edgee Codex Compressor V2 PH 90 2026-09-18
Context Gateway HN 97 2026-03-13
Promptic PH 112 2026-09-25
Caveman PH 160 2026-08-13
compact-adviser GITHUB 165 2026-09-17
Edgee Codex Compressor PH 166 2026-04-12
Edgee Claude Code Compressor V2 PH 179 2026-07-06
WOZCODE PH 194 2026-05-06
Edgee Claude Code Compressor PH 215 2026-03-22
Paritok PH 256 2026-08-10
Caveman PH 262 2026-04-14
Duplicate 3 layers in a 24B LLM, logical deduction .22→.76. No training HN 265 2026-03-18
Astra-Ares GITHUB 282 2026-09-22
Auriko PH 394 2026-07-09
How I topped the HuggingFace open LLM leaderboard on two gaming GPUs HN 495 2026-03-10
fast-jev-compaction GITHUB 5868 2026-09-17