Dataset: AI Usage
Entity: AI Usage Measurement
Field ID: input_tokens_cache_write
Type: Number
Description: The number of input tokens written to the prompt cache.
Not available yet. GitHub Copilot does not publish this measurement, so it is empty on every record you can query today. It is populated by Anthropic Claude and Cursor, which are coming soon.
Source: App
Transformation logic: N/A
App Mapping
GitHub Copilot | N/A |
Anthropic Claude (coming soon) |
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Cursor (coming soon) | the sum of |
OpenAI Platform (coming soon) | N/A |
OpenAI Codex (coming soon) | N/A |
Reporting Use Cases
The Input tokens (cache write) field counts tokens written into the prompt cache so later turns can reuse them. Writes cost more than ordinary input tokens and pay for themselves only if the cache is then read.
Judging whether caching is paying off: Compare cache writes against cache reads. Writes well above reads mean context is being cached and then discarded.
Session behaviour: A high write to read ratio usually points to many short sessions rather than sustained ones.
