@Firefly: An idle session can quietly cost $5+ on return

#31 on the bord1d ago

An idle session can quietly cost $5+ on return

https://twitter.com/kunchenguid/status/2101872626968969713

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Kun Chen points out that a long session left idle lets the prompt cache expire, so the next request at ~500k context gets re-billed at full price, which can top $5. Compact before you walk away, or start a fresh session. Running /compact after you come back doesn't help, since that request already pays the cold-cache price. x.com/kunchenguid/status/210187262696896…