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Prompt Caching Fails Due to Timestamp Placement at Prompt's Beginning

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A software engineer named Serguey Asael Shinder observed that prompt caching was ineffective due to a timestamp placed at the beginning of the prompt. Prompt caching relies on identical prefixes, and a changing timestamp at the start of every request prevented any reuse of cached tokens. Shinder suggests reordering prompts to place stable elements like instructions and tool definitions first, followed by session-specific and request-specific information such as timestamps and user questions, to maximize cache efficiency. AI

IMPACT Optimizing prompt structure can significantly reduce LLM inference costs and latency.

RANK_REASON Author discusses a technical observation about prompt caching effectiveness in LLMs.

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Prompt Caching Fails Due to Timestamp Placement at Prompt's Beginning

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The prompt was long and mostly fixed. Four thousand tokens of instructions, the product manual, a dozen examples. Then the user's question at the bottom. The pr

    The prompt was long and mostly fixed. Four thousand tokens of instructions, the product manual, a dozen examples. Then the user's question at the bottom. The provider offered prompt caching. Somebody turned it on. The bill did not move. The latency did not move. The dashboard sho…

    LINKS dev.to/…/you-put-the-time-at-the-top-of-t…

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