# OpenRouter cuts model lookup output from 1 MB to 38 KB

> Original title: Less context burned. A model lookup used to dump ~1 MB (~250k tokens) into your agent's context. It's now 38 KB, paginated, 96% smaller. ...

- Source: OpenRouter
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:23:44.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ki2nap0ep7i551b70cuxcmmhg
- Original: https://x.com/OpenRouter/status/2119828294027845973

## Summary

OpenRouter says a model lookup that previously dumped about 1 MB (roughly 250k tokens) into an agent's context now returns 38 KB, paginated, a 96% reduction. It also says transcripts now carry timestamps and speakers in plain text so any client can use them.

## Post

Less context burned. A model lookup used to dump ~1 MB (~250k tokens) into your agent's context. It's now 38 KB, paginated, 96% smaller. Transcripts carry timestamps and speakers in plain text so every client can use them.

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