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The Million-Token Context Window Bill, Itemized
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Retrieval & Search Research
Mixpeek Team
July 15, 2026
Summary
Million-token context sounds like a substitute for retrieval until you price it. Every question you ask a stuffed context re-pays attention over the whole window. This video itemizes the real cost of long context versus indexing once and retrieving the relevant slice per query.
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About this video
Million-token context sounds like a substitute for retrieval until you price it. Every question you ask a stuffed context re-pays attention over the whole window. This video itemizes the real cost of long context versus indexing once and retrieving the relevant slice per query.