You can now choose 12-hour prompt caching in the API.
What to do: Consider enabling 12-hour prompt caching for workloads with infrequent repeated requests, and factor the 2.5x cache-write cost into pricing.
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TuesdayOctober 20, 2026
SundayOctober 18, 2026
DeepSeek search and fetch – $0.75 per 1000 successful requests
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What to do: If you use Search or Fetch via DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, or Codex, plan for per-request billing starting 00:00 Beijing time on November 1, 2026, and review the account-level QPS and Fetch per-do…
FridayOctober 16, 2026
Google raises gemini-4-argon prices from Dec 1, 2026: cached input $0.10 → $0.20 per 1M tokens; batch, flex and priority tiers too
What to do: Check your cost estimates before Dec 1, 2026.
WednesdayOctober 14, 2026
Google raises gemini-4-argon prices from Dec 1, 2026: input $2.00 → $4.00, output $10.00 → $20.00 per 1M tokens; batch, flex and priority tiers too
What to do: Check your cost estimates before Dec 1, 2026.
WednesdayOctober 7, 2026
Anthropic cut claude-sonnet-5-5 price: cached input $0.20 → $0.10 per 1M tokens
What to do: No code change needed; update your cost estimates.
Claude Max and Team plans now include monthly API credits.
What to do: If you're on a Claude Max or Team plan, claim your monthly API credits via the documented process before assuming you need separate API billing.
We've lowered the price of prompt cache reads on Claude Sonnet 5.5 from $0.20 USD to $0.10 USD per million tokens: 0.05x the base input price instead of 0.1x.
What to do: Review your prompt caching costs on Claude Sonnet 5.5 to capture the reduced read price; no code changes are needed.