Bypassing OpenAI limits to achieve 95% cache hit rate
LangChain · x · 2026-09-01
OpenAI's prompt cache cuts costs by 90%, but the cache key limit caps around 15 requests per second. @HeggieConnor explains how @unifygtm built its own routing layer around this limit, achieving a close to 95% cache hit rate.
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