Guide · 7 min
7 Ways to Reduce Your OpenAI API Costs in 2026
Model routing, prompt caching, batching, output trimming, prompt compression, RAG control, and cost attribution — with the real tradeoffs of each lever.
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Prompt caching vs. prompt compression: which cuts more?
Two different levers people constantly confuse — and why the best setups use both together.
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How to cut Anthropic (Claude) API costs without changing your code
The same cost levers, mapped to the Anthropic Messages API.