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77For complete API documentation, see the [TypeScript SDK reference](/docs/en/agent-sdk/typescript) and [Python SDK reference](/docs/en/agent-sdk/python).
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10 The `total_cost_usd` and `costUSD` fields are client-side estimates, not authoritative billing data. The SDK computes them locally from a price table bundled at build time, so they can drift from what you are actually billed when:
10 The `total_cost_usd` and `costUSD` fields are client-side estimates, not authoritative billing data. The SDK computes them locally from a price table bundled at build time, unless a [`modelPricing`](/docs/en/settings-reference#modelpricing) table is in effect. They can drift from what you are actually billed when:
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1212 * pricing changes
1313 * the installed SDK version does not recognize a model
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182182### Break down usage per model
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184184The result message includes [`modelUsage`](/docs/en/agent-sdk/typescript#modelusage), a map of model name to per-model token counts and cost. This is useful when you run multiple models (for example, Haiku for subagents and Opus for the main agent) and want to see where tokens are going.
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186Each entry's `costBasis` says which price table priced that model's latest request: `list` for list price, `managed` for a [`modelPricing`](/docs/en/settings-reference#modelpricing) table, or `unknown` when neither matched the model ID. The field requires Claude Code v2.1.246 or later.
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186188The following example runs a query and prints the cost and token breakdown for each model used:
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