Screenshot Base64 Cost
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-r31a000000061 - Type:
concept - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
Per Kangraemin proxy analysis: a single screenshot attachment adds hundreds of kilobytes to the Claude Code API request payload via base64 encoding of the image bytes. One of the highest per-attachment costs observable in proxy capture.
Key claims
- Screenshots add hundreds of KB to the request via base64 encoding
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