- In short
- Prompt caching matches on a stable prefix: the leading portion of a request that is identical across calls. A cache breakpoint marks where the stable, cacheable portion of a prompt ends. Caching reduces cost and latency only on the portion of the prompt that is byte-identical to a previously cached prefix, so a small change anywhere in the supposed stable prefix prevents the hit.
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