Executive Summary: Prompt Repetition Research
Google Research - February 2025
One-Sentence Summary
Repeating prompts 2-3 times improves LLM accuracy by 10-40% across all major models without increasing latency or output costs.
Key Findings
Performance Improvements
- 47 wins out of 70 tests across Gemini, GPT-4, Claude, and Deepseek
- Zero losses - universally beneficial
- Custom task improvements: 21% → 97% accuracy (376% improvement)
- Statistically significant (p < 0.1, McNemar test)
Cost Structure
| Metric | Impact |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | +100% (2x repetition) or +200% (3x) |
| Output tokens | No change |
| Latency | No change (prefill only) |
| Output format | Unchanged |
| Integration complexity | Drop-in replacement |
Economic Analysis
Baseline accuracy: 85%
With repetition: 95%
Misclassification costs:
- Baseline: 1,500 errors/month @ $5.83 = $8,745
- Optimized: 500 errors/month @ $5.83 = $2,915
- Monthly savings: $5,830
Token cost increase: $16/month (8%)
Net monthly benefit: $5,814
Annual ROI: 435x
Why It Works
Problem: Causal language models process tokens unidirectionally (left-to-right). Early tokens can't "see" later context.
Solution: Repetition allows each token to attend to all other tokens bidirectionally within the prefill stage.
Example Impact:
- Question-first format: Minimal improvement (5-10%)
- Options-first format: Major improvement (20-40%)
- List processing: Massive improvement (30-70%)
Applicability to CODITECT
High-Impact Use Cases
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Classification/Routing (10-15% improvement)
- Work request → agent assignment
- Document type identification
- Priority classification
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Dependency Extraction (25-35% improvement)
- Task ordering in workflows
- Prerequisite identification
- "Between X and Y" relationships
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Long Document Analysis (15-25% improvement)
- Action items scattered throughout
- Context before/after questions
- Form/checklist processing
Implementation Complexity
- Engineering effort: 1 week
- Deployment risk: Very low (drop-in)
- Testing burden: Minimal (A/B test ready)
- Customer impact: Zero (transparent)
Competitive Implications
Current Market
- Most competitors: Baseline prompting (80-85% accuracy)
- CODITECT with optimization: 95%+ accuracy
- Differentiation window: 6-12 months (easy to copy once known)
Strategic Recommendations
- Implement immediately - low risk, high reward
- Market aggressively - quantifiable accuracy advantage
- Document publicly - builds technical credibility
- Extend broadly - apply to all classification tasks
Risk Assessment
| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Token cost increase | 100% | Low ($16-45/mo) | Massive ROI offsets |
| Latency on very long prompts | 10% | Low | Auto-detect and skip |
| Competitor copying | 80% | Medium | First-mover advantage |
| Customer confusion | 5% | Low | Frame as "optimization" |
Decision Framework
Go/No-Go Criteria
✅ Proven across multiple models (including Claude)
✅ Universal improvement (no task degradation)
✅ Zero output format changes (backward compatible)
✅ Massive ROI (300-500x)
✅ Low implementation risk
Recommendation
IMPLEMENT IMMEDIATELY in classification layer with phased rollout to other subsystems.
Next Steps - Week 1
- Engineering: Implement in classification pipeline
- Product: Add accuracy tracking dashboard
- Sales: Create "95%+ Accuracy" one-pager
- Marketing: Draft technical blog post
- Finance: Model cost impact across tiers
Questions for Discussion
- Which subsystems get priority for rollout?
- Do we market this as a feature or competitive advantage?
- Should we publish our implementation (thought leadership)?
- What customer segments benefit most?
- How do we measure success beyond accuracy?
Bottom Line: This is a rare no-brainer enhancement. Improves quality, provides massive ROI, requires minimal effort, and creates competitive differentiation. Recommend immediate approval and fast-track implementation.
Prepared by: Technical Architecture Team
Date: January 2026
Classification: Internal - Strategic