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long context vs RAG

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long context vs RAG

Long 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 read