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Claude agent prompt caching cuts input costs by 70%

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This technical post explains how to implement prompt caching for Anthropic's Claude models, specifically using the `claude-sonnet-5-5` model and the `@anthropic-ai/sdk` in TypeScript. The author details the mental model of prompt caching, emphasizing that changes to earlier parts of a request invalidate the cache for subsequent parts. It provides code examples for placing cache control markers within an agent loop to optimize costs by caching static elements like tool definitions and system prompts. The post quantifies potential savings, showing a significant reduction in input token costs, and explains how to verify cache effectiveness using usage fields in the API response. AI

IMPACT Optimizes LLM API costs for developers by reducing input token usage through effective prompt caching strategies.

RANK_REASON Technical post detailing implementation of a feature for an existing model.

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Claude agent prompt caching cuts input costs by 70%

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Agentwright ·

    Prompt caching in a Claude agent loop: where the breakpoints go and what silently breaks them

    <p>An agent sends the same tool definitions and system prompt on every turn, plus a conversation that only grows. That is the best case for prompt caching, and it is also easy to get silently wrong: nothing errors, the bill is just higher. This post covers where to put the cache …

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