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Rohan Paul· @rohanpaul_ai · X· · Original publication time AI score47

ByteAsk introduces a C/C++ coding agent that locates code before the model starts fixing itMachine translation

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ByteAsk locates relevant code before the model reads it and flags related sites that may need the same edit. A post about the launch says the approach used 78% fewer tokens and cost 68.1% less while fixing the same number of bugs. The project also announced a free plan and open source release; the reported results are not independently verified in the supplied material.

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Read their technical paper

https://t.co/0FbXlFrPjV

The Github definitely deserves a star.

https://t.co/K97OVvUvMi

ReplyRohan Paul@rohanpaul_ai
Another great launch to reduce token cost. Most of what you pay an AI agent to fix C++ goes to finding the code, before any fixing. @ByteAsk removed 78% of the tokens and fixed exactly as many bugs and at 68.1% lower cost. ByteAsk is a C and C++ coding agent that finds where a fix belongs before the AI model starts reading. Before the model starts, ByteAsk’s context engine reads the code as the build sees it and marks where the change belongs. It also flags sibling sites needing the same edit, and the agent checks its patch against only the tests covering them. That upfront map cut pooled tokens from 1,795K to 395K per run, with about 80% savings on little-known projects and hard issues.
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Related contextAnirudha (YC F26)@4n1rudh4
Introducing @ByteAsk Your AI C++ engineer, and a swarm of them > SOTA on multi SWE bench (C/C++) > 60% fewer tokens wrt cc/codex > auto debug/perf/optimize/test with native C/C++ tools Free plan. Open Source. https://t.co/FhvdqMcdtp https://t.co/pGNxndCYEK
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