Terse

Terse

Indie Hackers

AI Token Cost Optimizer—Save Tokens in any LLMs or Agents

I built Terse because my own Claude Code bills were getting out of hand — agents kept sending bloated, repetitive prompts and I had no visibility into where tokens were going. Terse exists to give developers a real

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1followers
$1,500MRR/mo
Made the leaderboard

Launch Intel predictions

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Product HuntOn track for Day 1 leaderboard · Strong signals: agents, agent, claude · Missing: mac, macos, cursor
83%83% predicted probability of success on Product Hunt, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
best fitHighest predicted score across all platforms for this description.
Indie HackersFits the IH revenue-focused audience · Missing: supports, reddit linkedin, podcasting
74%74% predicted probability of success on Indie Hackers, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
nativeThis product was originally launched on this platform.
TrustMRRLess likely to generate early MRR · Missing: mobile apps, ios, personal
39%39% predicted probability of success on TrustMRR, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
Hacker NewsMay not resonate with HN audience · Strong signals: exist · Missing: https docs, excited, just released
35%35% predicted probability of success on Hacker News, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
Acquire.comPre-revenue stage for this audience · Missing: arr, mrr, revenue
23%23% predicted probability of success on Acquire.com, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
AppSumoMay struggle as an AppSumo deal · Missing: plus, platform, intuitive
22%22% predicted probability of success on AppSumo, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
BetaListMay not resonate with beta-testers · Missing: web3, chat, crypto
2%2% predicted probability of success on BetaList, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

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