Dev shares Claude Code bill: 469M tokens, $507 cost, 95.8% cache hit rate
PratikKadam_ · x · 2026-10-13
A developer shares a dashboard showing they haven't used claude-fable-5-1 since Sep 29: the Claude Code environment cost $507.65 for 469M tokens with a 95.8% cache hit rate ($1.08 per 1M tokens). Cost breakdown: $246.78 cache writes, $148.83 output, $111.65 cache reads—about 6.6% of their total cost. A candid look at heavy coding-agent cost structure.
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