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# [Your Agent Passed the Eval. Its Retrieval Calls Still Tripled.](https://letinix.hashnode.dev/context-compression-hidden-reacquisition-cost?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Task completion can stay flat while context compression shifts an agent's budget from execution to redundant retrieval.

Aug 22 · 6 min read · letinix.hashnode.dev  
Updated Oct 17  
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