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Claude Code Costs: Hidden Token Bloat and How to Control It
Claude Code cost overruns often stem from invisible context accumulation and cache misses that billing dashboards don't show. Teams see token spend double as conversation histories balloon from 10k to 200k tokens without code changes. Solutions include hard token budgets per request, prompt caching with TTL tracking, and cost-aware context managers.
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The article correctly identifies a real pain point for developers using AI APIs, but the proposed fixes are basic engineering hygiene—not novel insights.
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