AI Coding Is Getting Expensive. This Spokane Startup Is Fixing It | Code Lexica
Why does your AI coding bill jump 5X overnight? Code Lexica co-founders Carter Bastian and Tristan Rees explain the hidden economics of AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, and how their Spokane startup pivoted from codebase intelligence to cutting AI coding costs.On Episode 43 of the Cowles Ventures Podcast, Blake Gibson sits down with Carter and Tristan to unpack how a platform built to help engineers understand massive codebases turned into a tool that tracks and reduces runaway AI token spend for engineering teams.In this episode:
How Carter started building Code Lexica…
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