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title: "Discussion on \"Anthropic's Silent Cache Cut: What the TTL Downgrade Reveals About the Real Cost of API Dependence\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Anthropic's Silent Cache Cut: What the TTL Downgrade Reveals About the Real Cost of API Dependence\". The change appeared in no changelog. No deprecation notice. No migration guide. On March 6th, developers began noticing that their Anthropic cache TTL had silently dropped — from sixty minutes to five. A twelve-fold reduction in cache persistence, im..."
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# [Anthropic's Silent Cache Cut: What the TTL Downgrade Reveals About the Real Cost of API Dependence](https://fetchlogic.hashnode.dev/anthropics-silent-cache-cut-what-the-ttl-downgrade-reveals-about-the-real-cost-of-api-dependence?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The change appeared in no changelog. No deprecation notice. No migration guide. On March 6th, developers began noticing that their Anthropic cache TTL had silently dropped — from sixty minutes to five. A twelve-fold reduction in cache persistence, im...

Apr 13 · 8 min read · fetchlogic.hashnode.dev  
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