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Claude Code token usage increasing due to parallel agents

March 28, 2026Trace Cohen

Trace Cohen reports Claude Code terminal burning far more tokens than before, attributing it to spinning up agents in parallel and uncertainty about whether the extra spend improves outcomes.

“For better or worse Claude code terminal is using so many more tokens than it used to...”
“Spinning up agents in parallel etc burning through tokens”
“I know 100% it's like 10x what it used to be.”
Trace Cohen
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