prompt cachingPrompt Caching Savings: One Timestamp Turns 80% Into 6%
On a 30-turn agent loop, prompt caching saves 80-89% depending on the provider, not 90%. A timestamp in the system prompt drops Claude's saving to 6%, and a volatile tool definition makes caching cost more than not caching.
October 1, 2026 · 17 min readlong context vs RAGLong Context vs RAG Cost: Cached, Each Answer Still Costs 5x
Prompt caching cuts a 400K-token long-context answer to $0.085 on Claude Sonnet 5.5, but RAG still answers for $0.017. The crossover formula, the accuracy-at-depth evidence and the latency users notice.
October 1, 2026 · 14 min readAI Model ComparisonClaude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.4 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro: The Enterprise AI Model Showdown
Unbiased comparison of the three flagship AI models with real benchmarks, cost analysis, and task-specific recommendations. Which model wins for coding, writing, reasoning, and multimodal work?
April 16, 2026 · 11 min read