Fable 5.1 cost tips: lower effort, audit prompts, watch your cache rate
eyishazyer · x · 2026-09-02
A roundup of tips that actually cut Fable 5.1 spend:
- Drop effort to 'low' when deep reasoning isn't needed
- Run cost-optimize to catch unnoticed spend
- Use prompt-audit to flag dead weight in the system prompt
- Switching effort mid-conversation breaks cache hits — watch your cache rate after toggling
- Run migrate on the API config for smooth, no-manual reconfiguring
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