New session starts with non-zero context (2%) and cost ($0.39) instead of 0

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 4, 2026 by ingo-eichhorst Closed Apr 4, 2026

Description

A fresh Claude Code session immediately shows ~2% context used and ~$0.39 cost in the status bar before any user interaction. This is for Opus 1M — other models show proportional non-zero values.

The first actual request only costs ~$0.01, so the displayed starting values don't reflect real usage. A new session should start at 0% context and $0.00 cost.

Expected behavior

  • Context: 0%
  • Cost: $0.00

Actual behavior

  • Context: ~2%
  • Cost: ~$0.39

Environment

  • Model: Claude Opus (1M context)
  • Claude Code CLI

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