Claude Code is 3x Faster, Thanks to a 34 Year Old Tool
Anthropic has optimized Claude Code performance by implementing gzip compression, a 1992-era utility, to reduce conversation transmission overhead. The improvements vary by platform: 3x faster on local sessions, 2.8x on cloud, and 1.5x on API and chat. These gains follow earlier performance improvements to Claude's web and desktop interfaces achieved through a two-week engineering sprint.
Key points
- Claude Code latency reduced 3x on local, 2.8x on cloud platforms
- Gzip compression reduces conversation transmission time
- Performance measured at 90th percentile, excluding model processing
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