{"version":"2.1.305","anchor":"side-query-cost-tracking","canonical_anchor":"side-query-cost-tracking","heading":"Cost of side requests is now tracked separately","tier":"internal","area":"Elsewhere","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.305\/e\/side-query-cost-tracking","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.305","markdown":"### Cost of side requests is now tracked separately\n\nClaude Code now keeps a running total of the cost of side requests, alongside its other cost tracking\n\n**Unclear.** It is not stated whether side-request costs now appear in the cost you are shown.\n\n**What**\n\nBesides your main conversation, Claude Code sometimes sends side requests to the model. It now adds up the cost of these, ignoring any value that is negative or not a real number. Token totals are now worked out through one shared step.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis may change the session cost Claude Code reports.\n\n- Area: Elsewhere\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}