TechAWS open-sources an AI agent claimed to be 45% cheaper than Claude Code and Codex
The New Stack reports that Strands Harness bundles tools, context and memory developers otherwise build themselves. AWS says smarter context helped token efficiency, though the outlet notes one rival still beat it.
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The New Stack reports that AWS has open-sourced Strands Harness, an AI agent AWS claims is 45% cheaper than Claude Code and Codex. The package bundles tools, context and memory developers would otherwise build. The outlet says AWS credits smarter context with improved token efficiency, but notes that one rival still beat it.
AWS open-sources an AI agent claimed to be 45% cheaper than Claude Code and Codex
The New Stack reports that Strands Harness bundles tools, context and memory developers otherwise build themselves. AWS says smarter context helped token efficiency, though the outlet notes one rival still beat it.