Open-source tool pxpipe hides text in PNGs to cut Claude Code and Fable 5 token costs up to 70%

Developer Steven Chong's open-source tool pxpipe converts text into PNGs to reduce Claude Code and Fable 5 token costs by up to 70%. The tool works by rendering bulky text as images, which are priced based on pixel dimensions, not character count. This approach can lead to average savings of 59 to 70 percent.