Claude Code v2.1.221 ·
Token usage totals now include cache tokens
Your usage totals now include cache reads and writes, so numbers look higher but accurate.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
4Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Usage & LimitsArea: what it touches
Bug FixesKind: in v2.1.221,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
Per-day and per-model usage totals now count cache traffic, so rolled-up figures no longer understate sessions that hit the cache.
Details
- the accumulated value changed from input+output tokens to input+output+cache-read+cache-creation tokens
Evidence
cacheCreationInputTokens
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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