# Hystax open-sources a coding-agent compressor that cut one test bill by 22.7% > Source: > Published: 2026-10-22 12:35:13+00:00 # Hystax open-sources a coding-agent compressor that cut one test bill by 22.7% **CEO and co-founder Nick Smirnov says the tool makes repeated build logs retrievable; Hystax measured savings in a benchmark using Codex and GPT-5.5.** By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff) · Published Primary source: [PRWeb](https://www.prweb.com/releases/hystax-releases-open-source-token-compressor-that-cuts-ai-coding-agent-costs-by-22-7-without-changing-the-agent-302912355.html) ## Why it matters Hystax is extending its cloud-cost-management playbook into AI-agent infrastructure: Kompressor is free to inspect and use, while its integration into OptScale AI gives the company a path to sell broader cost and governance tools. Its 22.7% savings claim is company-run and workload-specific, so teams should test it against their own billed traffic. Hystax released [OptScale Kompressor](https://github.com/hystax/optscale-kompressor?ref=runtimewire), an MIT-licensed tool that shortens repeated machine output sent by AI coding agents to language models. CEO and co-founder [Nick Smirnov](https://hystax.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Whitepaper-FinOps-and-cost-management-for-Kubernetes.pdf?ref=runtimewire) says it cut the provider bill by 22.7% in Hystax's benchmark without a statistically significant change in task success.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.