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In the cost model of Agent scenarios, the largest expense is often concentrated in the cache-read column.
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UnverifiedIf the task involves reading 800,000 tokens followed by classification, input tokens are the primary cost and one should choose the model with the cheapest input; whereas in agentic development work, optimization techniques such as caching have an amplified effect.77% similarUnverifiedUnder the cache-hit billing mechanism, the portion that hits the cache is billed at a lower price; in Agent scenarios the cache hit rate is often as high as 90% or above, and the cache price has a far greater impact on the actual costs of heavy Agent users than the nominal input unit price.77% similarUnverifiedFor agents continuously operating on the same codebase, cache reads can account for 70%–90% of total token consumption, making them the decisive factor in real costs.73% similarUnverifiedBudget using standard pricing rather than promotional pricing, measure tokens per task rather than price per token, and aggressively use prompt caching to control agent workload costs.72% similar
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