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Sonnet 5.5 cache read pricing reduced from $0.20 to $0.10 per million tokens

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Cache reads for Sonnet 5.5 are now priced at $0.10 per million tokens, down from $0.20. This significantly reduces the cost of using prompt caching with Sonnet 5.5, making cached requests more economical for developers.

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