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Prompt Caching

API feature that lets you reuse a long static prompt prefix across many requests for a fraction of the token cost. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google all offer it with slightly different rules.

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Overview

Prompt caching lets you reuse a long static prefix (system instructions, tool definitions, reference docs) across many API calls at reduced token cost. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google implement it with different TTL and minimum cache sizes.

It matters for agent loops and batch pipelines where the same context is sent dozens of times per minute — caching can cut billable input tokens dramatically when your prefix is stable.

Overview based on established industry knowledge; specific figures are published only after source verification.

FAQ

What should go in the cached prefix?

Stable content: system prompt, tool schemas, long reference docs. Keep user-specific or volatile data after the cache breakpoint.

Does caching change model behavior?

No — it is a billing/performance optimization on identical prefix tokens, not a different model.

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Overview

It matters for agent loops and batch pipelines where the same context is sent dozens of times per minute — caching can cut billable input tokens dramatically when your prefix is stable.

Overview based on established industry knowledge; specific figures are published only after source verification.

FAQ

What should go in the cached prefix?

Stable content: system prompt, tool schemas, long reference docs. Keep user-specific or volatile data after the cache breakpoint.

Does caching change model behavior?

No — it is a billing/performance optimization on identical prefix tokens, not a different model.

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Why it matters

This financial stability eliminates platform risk, ensuring you can build long-term, Claude-dependent developer tools without fearing sudden API shutdown or scaling limits.

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Why it matters

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