Spotify's Portal cuts Claude Code token usage by 90%
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Portal by Spotify uses two modes with Gemini 2.5 Flash as worker model to route I/O-heavy tasks, cutting token usage by 90%. By 2028, AI coding costs are expected to exceed average developer salary.
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