Claude Code Sends 4.7x More Tokens Than OpenCode
Claude Code shows a significant token transmission advantage over OpenCode. Key insights into cost and performance for engineers.
A new benchmark reveals that Claude Code transmits approximately 33,000 tokens of system prompts, tool schemas, and scaffolding, compared to OpenCode's 7,000 tokens. Additionally, Claude Code rewrites up to 54 times more prompt-cache tokens per session, significantly impacting costs.