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Claude Developers: Sonnet 5.5 cache reads now cost half as much on the Claude Platform (API only)
Posted on X by Claude Developers (@ClaudeDevs) on 8 October 2026. The headline is our summary; the post itself is quoted below.
Claude Developers@ClaudeDevs ·
ICYMI we've cut the price of Sonnet 5.5 cache reads in half. In the Claude Platform, it's now $0.10 per million tokens (input is $2,…
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