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Claude Code's cost counter calculates all input tokens at the "uncached input price," while in the actual bill a large number of tokens are billed at the cache price, and since the two unit prices differ by dozens of times, the error is further amplified.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/19/2026
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Valid until: 1/17/2027
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