How to disable Cache Write and Cache Read? Claude is too expensive now. After a detailed inspection, I found that more than 80% of the cost is caused by this. How to turn off Cache Write and Cache Read?

Cache write in this case means that new context (code, MCP tool response, …) was added to chat. Cache reads are large in your case which could be a sign of very long chats or a lot of context being required by AI to create a response. I recommend focusing chats on a specific task or topic. When cha…

For now the Ultra plan is the largest and from there on it goes with Usage Based Pricing but I will forward your feedback to Cursor Team. Saw you added a cool profile pic, nice :slight_smile:

Thanks for your answer, now I understand that a chat window should focus on one specific thing. Simple questions need to be communicated in a new window.

Also for simple questions or code research use Auto, then for actual coding or task planning Sonnet.

Others have confirmed this: [image] [image] Claude’s Response: [image]

? I pasted a screen shot of my usage directly from the Cursor My Account website. 92 million read cache for only 245k input and 528 output tokens is absurd. By definition Read Cache is a method to use only 10% of tokens by having Claude remember data already used. How can something that is supposed …

I didnt address the screenshot as an issue, but the interpretation caused by giving Claude incomplete information. Read Cache is used to not have to process the data again as input tokens. The price of Cache Read tokens is 10% of Input price of tokens. Cache gets used as much as there are either to…

Many other people are reporting this, look at this image the user was charged $75 for 1m input/output tokens. [image]

Here are details on Token usage. It explains cache reads well. If you have a question on cache reads im happy to answer. [image] Understanding LLM Token Usage How To Here is a clear and organized explanation of LLM (AI) token usage in Cursor: Tokens are used every time …

How to disable Cache Write and Cache Read?

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Those assumptions are inaccurate as they do not contain all relevant information. Asking any AI with only partial information can not lead to a proper response.

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How to disable Cache Write and Cache Read?

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