#Claude API consumption burn rate

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cursive tapir
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I use OpenClaw 2026.4.21 (f788c88) on Debian and run it via my local claude-cli. Is this the cheapest way for fast query execution?

With primary model "claude-cli/claude-opus-4-7" my API burn rate (cost) was like 10 cents per minute which is clearly not acceptable to me.

I now switched to "claude-cli/claude-sonnet-4-6" and fallback "claude-cli/claude-sonnet-4-5". Still costs too high.

How can I further reduce my costs? I do not want a local GPU.