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Caching Context, Not Data

The fastest AI system isn't the one with the best model. It's the one that remembers who it's talking to.

Here's a question nobody asked in 2024 that everyone's asking in 2026: "How much does it cost every time your AI thinks?"

Not "how much does the API cost per token." That's the wrong question. Like asking how much a gallon of gas costs when the real question is how far your car goes on a tank.

The right question is: how much of what your AI knows has to be rebuilt from scratch every single time a user asks it to do something?

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Caching Context, Not Data

The fastest AI remembers who it's talking to.

The Architecture Series · 8 minute read · By Ed | Founder & CEO, DealiOS

Here's a question nobody asked in 2024 that everyone's asking in 2026: "How much does it cost every time your AI thinks?"

Not "how much does the API cost per token." That's the wrong question. Like asking how much a gallon of gas costs when the real question is how far your car goes on a tank.

The right question is: how much of what your AI knows has to be rebuilt from scratch every single time a user asks it to do something?

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