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Anthropic says 5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input price, 1-hour cache write tokens are 2 times, and cache read tokens are 0.1 times, with per-model exceptions in the table footnote. Quote: "5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input tokens price"

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5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input tokens price 1-hour cache write tokens are 2 times the base input tokens price Cache read tokens are 0.1 times the base input tokens price (see the table footnote for per-model exceptions)

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“Anthropic says 5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input price, 1-hour cache write tokens are 2 times, and cache read tokens are 0.1 times, with per-model exceptions in the table footnote. Quote: "5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input tokens price".” ai notis, checked 8 Oct 2026. Source: Prompt caching (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/837

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ai notis. (2026, October 8). Anthropic says 5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input price, 1-hour cache write tokens are 2 times, and cache read tokens are 0.1 times, with per-model exceptions in the table footnote. Quote: "5-minute cache write tokens are 1.25 times the base input tokens price" [Checked claim 837]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/837

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