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Comparing Batch and Real-Time LLM Inference Economics

Community description: Batch inference costs 50% less than real-time inference at Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, in exchange...

Dev.to | Nov 4, 2026 | Eric Thompson

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Prompt caching discounts stack with batch pricing, though cache hits in batch are best-effort, typically 30–98% depending on traffic (Anthropic batch docs). All three scenarios use Claude Sonnet 5.5 list prices (standard $2 input and $10 output per million tokens; batch $1 and $5). Anthropic keeps batch results for 29 days.

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