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Tokens and cost: a retry is a second ticket
Count the calls. Cap repairs. Stop before you draft into empty retrieve. Try a smaller model on the schema step.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 22 October 2026 · 5 min read

Small vs large model: same five cases
Narrow steps try small first. A failed refuse is a check bug. Keep a step sheet.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 15 September 2025 · 4 min read
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