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PublishedApril 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Chinese Language Is Not More Efficient Than English in Vibe Coding: A Preliminary Study on Token Cost and Problem-Solving Rate
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arXiv:2604.14210v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A claim has been circulating on social media and practitioner forums that Chinese prompts are more token-efficient than English for LLM coding tasks, potentially reducing costs by up to 40\%. This claim has influenced developers to consider switching t
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