50 MILLION TOKENS per request? is this Normal?

Nuno Mendes
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:18:00 +0000
Help

Hey guys, is it normal for claude opus to spend the crazy amount of tokens i’m spending right now?
THis is turning absolutely impossible to maintain…
I barely code with cursor, im not cool with trash code, so i just talk to my Agent in order to decide the best options possible…

I have Skills and Rules for everything (separated, Only 1 rule always applied)
I do not have MCP Servers installed
I cleanup chats, 1 chat for each feature!
I close tabs!
I mention Files and Paths!
I use good and concise syntax!
I have a cursor ignore for every extension, only allowed programming files
I’m using Opus 4.7 since composer just says trash
I’m on Cursor Ultra

The project i work on is on the bigger side, so its one reason… But the context just for “ask mode” is really crazy! And its starting to not worth the cost…

Anyone dealing with the same? I’ve spent hours trying to track usage, context leaks etc, nothing solves this…
Gpt 5.5 has about the same Token Usage

Opus 4.7

GPT 5.5

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