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Anthropic API in production: 5 things the docs don't tell you
DEV.to AIΒ·May 15, 2026
This article highlights hidden costs of caching with the Anthropic API in production, particularly when using A/B experiments with randomized system prompts. It explains that cache writes are more expensive than reads and advises putting A/B variations in `messages[]` instead of `system` prompts to optimize costs.
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