{"version":"2.1.239","anchor":"cost-is-computed-as-a-multiplied-token-subtotal-plus-web-sea","canonical_anchor":"cost-is-computed-as-a-multiplied-token-subtotal-plus-web-sea","heading":"Cost is computed as a multiplied token subtotal plus web search","tier":"internal","area":"Cost Tracking","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.239\/e\/cost-is-computed-as-a-multiplied-token-subtotal-plus-web-sea","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.239","markdown":"### Cost is computed as a multiplied token subtotal plus web search\n\nRequest cost now multiplies the token subtotal by a per-request factor, then adds web search fees.\n\n**What**\n\nPer-request cost is no longer a flat sum. Token-based cost is multiplied by a per-request factor first, and the web search request fee is added afterwards, outside the multiplier.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`web_search_requests`\n\n- Area: Cost Tracking\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}