The Silicon Protocol: How to Cut LLM Context Costs 80% in Healthcare, Government & Finance (2026)
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The Silicon Protocol: How to Optimize LLM Context Windows Without Breaking Production Systems in Healthcare, Finance & Government (2026 Guide) 200K tokens cost $47 per request. Your model stopped paying attention at 80K. The bill arrives anyway. Three context window management patterns. Full injection hits 2x surcharge, costs $47K/month, model loses 30% accuracy past 80K tokens. Selective RAG maintains quality at 32K tokens, costs $7.2K/month. RULER benchmarks show why context degrades output.