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Claude Code user logs reveal high cache-read token usage

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A user tracked their "Claude Code" token usage over a week in early November 2026, noting an average of 5,968 calls per day. The logs revealed that cache-read tokens accounted for a significant portion of usage, with 736 million cache-read tokens daily compared to 4.1 million output tokens. The analysis suggests that shorter Claude Code sessions are more effective for cost savings than reducing tool output, due to the substantial cost associated with re-reading fixed context. AI

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Claude Code user logs reveal high cache-read token usage

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · awesome fred ·

    My Claude Code token log, week of Nov 02

    <p>Numbers only, measured from my own local Claude Code session logs (2026-10-26 to 2026-11-01, 7-day daily average).</p> <ul> <li>Calls per day: 5,968</li> <li>Cache-read tokens per day: 736M</li> <li>Output tokens per day: 4.1M</li> </ul> <p>Share of cost by slice:</p> <div cla…

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