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Cutting Claude Code API Costs: Where the Money Actually Goes

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Most developers hit the same wall a week into using Claude Code: the token bill grows faster than the output. Here is where the money actually goes, and the config changes that move the needle. Where the tokens go Three buckets dominate: Bucket Typical share Why Cache writes 20-35% Every new file i…

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  1. 2026-09-21 13:41 · DEV Community — AI
    Cutting Claude Code API Costs: Where the Money Actually Goes

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