DEDeathArrow·May 19, 2026Submission
2 points · Open discussionget-vix
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Sleek, Fast and Token Efficient AI Coding Agent
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Sleek, Fast and Token Efficient AI Coding Agent
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| Apr 6 | 2026-04-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | 2026-04-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-20 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | 2026-04-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | 2026-04-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-04 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4 | 2026-05-04 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-11 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | 2026-05-11 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-18 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | 2026-05-18 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-25 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
4 sourcesToken efficient source code representation using virtual filesystem
2 points · Open discussionI've been building an AI coding agent that using the exact same prompt than claude code, but uses a virtual filesystem to minify source code + the concept of stem agents (general agents that specializes during the conversation for maximum cache hit). The results on my modest benchmark is 50% of claude code cost and 40% of the time.
https://github.com/kirby88/vix-releases
In Pro Max 5x Quota Exhausted in 1.5 Hours Despite Moderate UsageShow HN: I built an AI coding agent 50% cheaper than Claude Code (same prompts)
I built vix, an AI coding agent that uses a virtual filesystem to minify source code so the LLM always works in the minified space, and the concept of stem agents that allows for optimal cache hits in plan mode.
I used the same prompts and same model than claude code, and run both vix and claude code over 7 life like benchmarks, ran 5 times each. The results are that vix is 50% cheaper and 40% faster than claude code. I shared all the plans and the diffs in the repo so you can compare the planning and execution quality by yourself (similar in my opinion).
4 points · Open discussion