[BUG] Using the same prompt and model at different times results in higher token consumption during later executions.

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.107
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — bcherny
Activity 4 comments · opened Apr 14, 2026 · closed Apr 24, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (bcherny, collaborator) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
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What's Wrong?

Version information:

Identifier: anthropic.claude-code
Version: 2.1.107
Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Size: 241.01 MB

What Should Happen?

Version information:

Identifier: anthropic.claude-code
Version: 2.1.107
Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Size: 241.01 MB

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Version information:

Identifier: anthropic.claude-code
Version: 2.1.107
Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Size: 241.01 MB

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.107

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 6 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/43657
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/10881
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/38029

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ishujaudin · 6 months ago

do we have a solution for this? it just consumed 22% of the current session with just 3 pages document reading. insane.

bcherny collaborator · 6 months ago

Hi, if you see this again, can you please run /feedback and share the id here? That will make it possible for us to debug what's going on. This symptom is pretty surprising.

github-actions[bot] · 5 months ago

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