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Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%

SteadyVane has taken 37 readings of Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90% since Sep 5, 2026: 43 upvotes at the first reading, 277 at the latest (+234). Its biggest one-day gain was +198 on Sep 5, 2026.

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277

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277

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first seen Sep 5, 2026 · last seen Sep 9, 2026 · published Sep 4, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Sep 9, 2026	277	0
Sep 8, 2026	277	+3
Sep 7, 2026	274	+7
Sep 6, 2026	267	+26
Sep 5, 2026	241	+198

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: September 6, 2026.

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