# Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%

DevFeed: [Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/portal-by-spotify-cut-my-claude-code-token-usage-by-90-155.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.atspotify.com/2026/9/portal-by-spotify-cut-my-claude-code-token-usage-by-90/>)

Author: Spotify Engineering

Published: 2026-09-03T16:06:40Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Spotify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/spotify-engineering.md>), [Spotify Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/spotify-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes using Portal modes to route repetitive AI coding work, such as reading large files and generating predictable code, to a cheaper model while reserving Claude for harder problems.

## Source excerpt

Most of what an AI coding agent does for me isn't thinking. It's I/O. The post Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90% appeared first on Spotify Engineering.