Cost, Usage Limits and Safe Use in Claude Code: A Checklist
Most of the cost in Claude Code comes from the context that is sent again with every request; the prompt cache makes it cheaper but goes cold during breaks and starts over on model and fast mode switches. Seeing it with /usage, the status line and /insights, subscription versus API, API prices on 15 November 2026, model and effort choice, Bookstore's safe use checklist and a deny rule for user-secrets.
15 Nov 2026
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