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Prompting & Interaction

Prompt Caching

Prompt caching reuses computation or billing state for an unchanged prefix shared across model requests.

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The serving system identifies eligible repeated tokens and avoids recomputing some of their intermediate state. Cache rules, lifetime, and exact-prefix requirements vary, so applications should treat caching as an optimization rather than correctness logic.

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Negative PromptPrompt OptimizationConversation HistoryInstruction HierarchySamplingTemperature

Where Prompt Caching comes up

  • Prompt Caching for Agents on Amazon Bedrock: Patterns That Cut Input Cost About 62%
  • OpenAI 12-Hour Prompt Caching: What Is Verified About "Cache Forever" in Codex and Work
  • Prompt Caching: Decision Framework for LLM Cost, Latency, and Security (2026)
  • Anthropic Message Threads: Send Only the New Messages and Cut Time to First Token by 35%