March 23 Rate Acceleration
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-r31a000000064 - Type:
concept - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
Community-observed step-change around March 23, 2026 in per-session Claude Code token burn rates. Three converging causes identified: (1) v2.1.100 phantom token injection; (2) git-status cache-bust; (3) thinking-signature resume accumulation. Together these drive the post-March-23 cost pattern users report.
Key claims
- Git-status cache-bust costs ~$0.0015-$0.002 per Opus cold-start session
- The March 23 rate acceleration has three converging causes
Relations
- March 23 Rate Acceleration --[caused_by]--> Server-Side Token Injection (v2.1.100+)
- March 23 Rate Acceleration --[caused_by]--> Git-Status Cache Bust
- March 23 Rate Acceleration --[caused_by]--> Thinking-Signature Resume Tax