How to use Astra More Efficiently

Is it just me or is Astra much more token hungry than sol? Even at medium effort, it seems to be wiping out my usage in 2 days. Weird since Astra was supposed to be more efficient. I'm doing my standard research/analysis work on it, not 3D generation, and I've never had usage issues with Codex in the past. Not sure what is going on here. And what I should do differently. Would love some pointers if you guys have had similar experiences in the past