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Closes #1545

Type of change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Refactor / code improvement
  • Documentation

What does this PR do?

With ai 6 and @ai-sdk/anthropic 3, usage.inputTokens is the inclusive total, and usage.inputTokenDetails splits it into no-cache, cache-read and cache-write tokens. Session.getUsage still assumed Anthropic and Bedrock report uncached input only. So a cached step was charged the whole input at the uncached rate, plus the cache read and write charges.

  • Session.getUsage uses inputTokenDetails when the SDK reports noCacheTokens. Older usage without the split takes the old path.
  • The over-200K price tier now counts uncached input, cache reads and cache writes. Before this change the inclusive input stood in for that total.
  • The learning flows' accountUsage now passes inputTokenDetails through. It used to drop them, so it had the same bug.

Behaviour changes:

Before After
Anthropic/Bedrock step cost with cache hits input billed twice (uncached rate + cache rate) billed once, split by cache type
tokens.input (traces, tokens_input telemetry) inclusive total uncached only, as documented
tokens.inputTotal inclusive + cache read + cache write inclusive total
OpenAI, OpenRouter, Gemini, Copilot — unchanged (the split equals the old subtraction)

Who this affects: everyone on Anthropic, Bedrock or Vertex-Anthropic models. Their displayed session cost, trace cost and cost telemetry fall to the real figure, about 1/6 on cache-heavy sessions. Dashboards that track cost over time will show a step down at this release.

How did you verify your code works?

  • Unit tests: new session-getusage cases use the exact v6 usage shape: Anthropic cost on a real step's token counts, Bedrock, a full cache hit, cache write taken from the details, and the OpenAI v6 shape. I added a learning-flow cost test.
    • The new session-getusage cases fail on main, run in a detached worktree at main: 3 of the 15 cases in that file failed.
    • Every suite that calls getUsage/accountUsage passes: 2,085 pass, 0 fail (2,036 pass, 0 fail on the final head across the getUsage suites).
  • Typecheck and markers: bun run typecheck is clean, and script/upstream/analyze.ts --markers --base main --strict passes.
  • Real traces: I recomputed 164 Anthropic Opus agent sessions from their own token counts and list prices. Reported $229.49, real $36.78, a 6.2x ratio. Each step matches the old formula exactly: input × $4 + cacheRead × $0.20 + cacheWrite × $5 + output × $20, with the inclusive input.
  • Review: Codex was out of credits, so a Sonnet agent did the independent review. It reported no P0 or P1 findings. Its one P2, the learning-flow path, is fixed here.
  • Not run: a live session against the provider after the fix.

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  • I have not included unrelated changes in this PR

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Medium Risk
Changes core token and cost accounting for all Anthropic-family sessions; reported costs and tokens_input telemetry will drop on cache-heavy workloads, while OpenAI-style providers should stay on the equivalent split/subtraction path.

Overview
Fixes over-billing on Anthropic, Bedrock, and Vertex-Anthropic when AI SDK v6 reports inclusive inputTokens plus inputTokenDetails (no-cache / cache-read / cache-write). Session.getUsage had still treated those providers like the old shape where inputTokens was uncached-only, so cache-heavy steps were charged at the full uncached rate and cache read/write — often ~6× the real cost.

Session.getUsage now keys off noCacheTokens in inputTokenDetails when present: uncached input, cache read/write, and cost use that split; legacy usage without details keeps the previous subtraction/metadata paths. The over-200K tier threshold now includes cache-write tokens. Learning accountUsage forwards inputTokenDetails into session accounting (and extends GenerateUsage with noCacheTokens). Telemetry comments were updated to match. New unit tests cover the v6 usage shape and learning cost parity.

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Fixes over-billing for cached Anthropic, Bedrock, and Vertex-Anthropic sessions that charged cached input tokens at the uncached rate on top of cache read/write charges. Closes #1545.

With ai 6 and @ai-sdk/anthropic 3, usage.inputTokens is the inclusive total and usage.inputTokenDetails splits it into uncached, cache-read, and cache-write counts. Session.getUsage still assumed Anthropic and Bedrock reported only uncached input, so a cached step was billed for the full input twice — about 6x the real cost on cache-heavy sessions.

  • Session.getUsage now uses inputTokenDetails when present; usage without the split keeps the legacy path.
  • Learning-flow accountUsage passes inputTokenDetails through instead of dropping them.
  • tokens.input now reports uncached tokens only; tokens.inputTotal reports the inclusive total.
  • The over-200K price tier now counts cache writes toward the threshold.
  • Step cost for Anthropic-family models drops to the real figure; OpenAI, OpenRouter, Gemini, and Copilot are unchanged.
  • Cost-over-time dashboards will show a downward step at this release.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved token usage and cost reporting when providers supply cached and uncached input details.
    • Added support for newer usage data formats, with fallbacks when detailed cache information is unavailable.
    • Updated high-volume pricing calculations to include cache-write tokens when determining whether input exceeds 200,000 tokens.

anandgupta42 and others added 2 commits October 18, 2026 03:13
With `ai` 6 and `@ai-sdk/anthropic` 3, `usage.inputTokens` is the inclusive
total and `usage.inputTokenDetails` splits it into no-cache, cache-read and
cache-write tokens. `Session.getUsage` still assumed Anthropic and Bedrock
exclude cached tokens from `inputTokens`, so every cached step was charged
the full input again at the uncached rate on top of the cache read/write
charges. On cache-heavy agent sessions the reported cost was about 6x the
real cost, and `tokens.input` / `tokens.inputTotal` were inflated the same way.

- Use `inputTokenDetails` (no-cache, cache read, cache write) when the SDK
  reports it; keep the legacy path for the pre-v6 usage shape.
- Regression tests with the exact v6 usage shape for Anthropic and Bedrock,
  including cache write taken from the details when provider metadata lacks it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
`accountUsage` rebuilt the usage object without `inputTokenDetails`, so the
learning bootstrap and review-import flows still billed the inclusive input
count as uncached and double-counted cache reads in their token totals.

- Pass `inputTokenDetails` (now typed with `noCacheTokens`) through to
  `Session.getUsage`.
- Tests: learning-flow cost on the v6 shape, a full cache hit, and the
  OpenAI v6 shape without cache writes.
- Update the telemetry comment that described the old Anthropic assumption.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Session usage accounting now reads AI SDK v6 input-token details when available. Learning usage passes those details to session accounting. Tests cover token splits, totals, and estimated costs across provider usage shapes.

Changes: Input token usage accounting

Layer / File(s) Summary
Session token normalization
packages/opencode/src/altimate/learn/reflect.ts, packages/opencode/src/session/index.ts, packages/opencode/test/session/session-getusage.test.ts
GenerateUsage.inputTokenDetails now includes noCacheTokens. Session.getUsage uses AI SDK v6 cache details when noCacheTokens is numeric and retains existing fallbacks otherwise. Tests cover Anthropic, Bedrock, OpenAI, full cache hits, and cache-write fallback.
Learning usage propagation
packages/opencode/src/altimate/learn/usage.ts, packages/opencode/src/altimate/telemetry/index.ts, packages/opencode/test/altimate/learn/reflect.test.ts
accountUsage passes inputTokenDetails to Session.getUsage. A learning usage test checks inclusive input totals and estimated cost. The telemetry comment describes the token normalization rules.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to aa24e

Learning cost estimates can undercount uncached tokens when usage contains token details but no input total. The issue is bounded to that usage shape and can be fixed as a follow-up.

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Linked Issues check Passed Issue #1545 requires correct Anthropic and Bedrock accounting for AI SDK v6 inclusive inputTokens, correct tokens.input/tokens.inputTotal, and propagation through learning accounting. The PR use…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changed source files and tests directly support issue #1545. The declaration update enables the required cache split, the telemetry edit documents the changed token semantics, and the tests cover …
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 6 files.
Description check Passed The description follows the required template. It identifies the issue, marks the change as a bug fix, explains the implementation and behavior changes, documents verification, notes that screenshots …
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preventing cached Anthropic and Bedrock input tokens from being billed as uncached.
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Issue #1545 requires correct Anthropic and Bedrock accounting for AI SDK v6 inclusive inputTokens, correct tokens.input/tokens.inputTotal, and propagation through learning accounting. The PR uses inputTokenDetails when numeric noCacheTokens is present, keeps the legacy path otherwise, forwards the details in accountUsage, and adds tests for Anthropic, Bedrock, full cache hits, cache writes, OpenAI v6 compatibility, and learning cost estimation. The changes also preserve the documented token semantics in telemetry.

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- Around line 17-26: Update the inputTokens mapping in sdkUsage before
accountUsage calls Session.getUsage so details-only usage reconstructs the
inclusive input count by summing noCacheTokens, cacheReadTokens, and
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With cache writes no longer folded into `tokens.input`, the long-context
tier check missed requests that crossed 200K mostly through cache writes.
The threshold now sums uncached input, cache reads and cache writes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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