Lesson 3 Understanding the Context Window & Token Costs | Vibe Coding with Cline

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Summary Outline of Video: Understanding Context Window in AI Tools

1. Introduction
   • Explanation of the concept of context window.
   • Importance for users of AI coding tools.
2. Example Interaction
   • User sends a simple query: “Hi, how are you?”
   • Interaction flow: User → Open Router → Claude → Response.
   • Cost breakdown: Input: 4 words, Output: response.
   • Actual token usage: 10,800 input tokens due to additional metadata.
3. Token Pricing
   • Input Cost: $3 per million tokens.
   • Output Cost: $15 per million tokens.
   • Explanation of why costs are high despite few words.
4. Context Window
   • Definition: Memory capacity of a language model.
   • Different models have varying context window sizes:
     • Google Gemini 20: 1 million tokens.
     • OpenAI GPT-4 Mini: 128,000 tokens.
     • DeepSeek V3: 164,000 tokens.
   • Performance issues beyond certain thresholds (200-300k tokens).
5. Example Task Progression
   • Tasks increase context window usage.
   • Creating scripts and follow-up queries fills context.
   • Performance may deteriorate when approaching full capacity.
6. Managing Context Window
   • Strategy: Reset context by starting a new task.
   • Series of examples demonstrating token consumption in new tasks.
   • Cumulative token counts observed for inputs and outputs.
7. Conclusion
   • Summary of insights on context window operations.
   • Mention of future lessons on managing context and strategies for efficiency.