Prompt Caching ROI Calculator

Estimate how much you save by caching static prompts. Write/Read split analysis with break-even point.

Input: $3/1M tokens · Cached: $0.3/1M tokens · Output: $15/1M tokens

Scenario Presets

Token Configuration

5,000

System prompt + knowledge base (reused across requests)

10050,000
100

Unique per request, never cached

15,000
200

Generated response (never cached)

14,000

Volume & Cache Settings

1,000
1100,000
90%

Percentage of requests that reuse cached data. Higher = more cache hits, fewer writes, bigger savings. (10% miss, 90% hit)

1% (mostly cold)99% (mostly warm)

Monthly Savings

$364.50

66.4% cheaper with caching

Annual Savings $4,374
Cache Efficiency 2:1 ratio

Every 2 cache hits offset the cost of 1 cache miss (write). Higher cache hit rate = better efficiency.

Monthly Cost Comparison

Standard (no cache) $549.00
With Caching $184.50

Anthropic offers a 90% discount on cached input tokens for Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Daily Breakdown

Without cache
$18.30/day
With cache
$6.15/day

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