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Context windows in AI: why every token is a budget decision

calendar_today June 10, 2026 person Jim Allen Wallace domain redis

Some of today’s most capable LLMs now support very large context windows. That doesn’t mean you should fill them. Context windows have grown fast, but the underlying cost and quality tradeoffs haven’t gone away.

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