Ashley Goolam
TutorialsClaude Sonnet 5.5 Pricing: The Full Cost Breakdown (API, Caching, Batch, and Plans)
Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing: $2/$10 per million tokens, $0.20 cache reads, batch at half price. Worked cost examples, effort costs, and plan prices.
Ashley Goolam
September 29, 2026
ViewpointWhat Is Claude Sonnet 5.5?
What is Claude Sonnet 5.5? Anthropic's Sept 28, 2026 model: $2/$10 pricing, 1M context, benchmarks, what changed from Sonnet 5, and where to use it.
Ashley Goolam
September 29, 2026
TutorialsGPT-6 prompt caching: 90% off cached reads, and how to actually hit the cache
GPT-6 prompt caching: a 90% discount on cached input reads, higher hit rates by default, cache-safe reasoning effort and tool changes, explicit breakpoints, and how to test your hit rate in CI.
Ashley Goolam
September 23, 2026
TutorialsWhat Is GPT-6 Luna? Model ID, $0.10/$0.50 Pricing, and a 1M Token Context Window
GPT-6 Luna explained: model ID gpt-6-luna, $0.10/$0.50 pricing, a 1M token context window that is larger than Sol's, DeepSWE 66.6% at 93% less per task than Claude Opus 5, and where you can call it.
Ashley Goolam
September 23, 2026
TutorialsGPT-6 Sol Pricing: What the 50% Cut Is Actually Measured Against
GPT-6 Sol costs $2/$10 per million tokens with 872k context and 90% off cached reads. The advertised 50% cut is against GPT-5.6 promotional pricing; against list rates it is 60% and 67%. Plus the cost-per-task numbers that moved further.
Ashley Goolam
September 23, 2026
TutorialsMigrating from Claude Opus 5 to Opus 5.5: What Changes for API Callers
Claude Opus 5 to Opus 5.5 for API callers: the new claude-opus-5-5 id, 20% off input and output, $5 cache writes and $0.20 cache reads, fast mode at $8/$40, and a 128k output ceiling.
Ashley Goolam
September 23, 2026
ViewpointGPT-6 Astra crossed OpenAI's Critical cyber line. What it means for the APIs you run.
GPT-6 Astra is the first OpenAI model rated Critical for cyber capability. What the rating means, what ships by default, what Daybreak unlocks, and six API checks to run this week.
Ashley Goolam
September 5, 2026
TutorialsGemini 3.7 Flash to 3.8 Flash: API migration guide
Migrate from Gemini 3.7 Flash to 3.8 Flash: 9 API changes with before/after JSON, the minimal thinking-level error, call_id rules, token budgets, and rollback.
Ashley Goolam
September 3, 2026
ViewpointGemini 3.8 Flash pricing: intro rates, thinking tokens, and the real cost per task
Gemini 3.8 Flash pricing: $0.75/$3.75 intro rates doubling Jan 1 2027, thinking tokens billed as output, caching, batch, and why cost per task rose to $0.58.
Ashley Goolam
September 3, 2026
TutorialsGemini 3.8 Flash thinking levels: low vs medium vs high (and why minimal is gone)
Gemini 3.8 Flash thinking levels explained: what low, medium, and high do, why minimal now errors, per-level cost and latency numbers, and how to set each one.
Ashley Goolam
September 3, 2026
TutorialsFunction calling with Gemini 3.8 Flash: call_id, iterative tool loops, and how to test them
Gemini 3.8 Flash function calling step by step: declare a tool, read the function_call step, return function_result with call_id and name, cap loops, test.
Ashley Goolam
September 3, 2026
TutorialsClaude Fable 5.1 Preserved Thinking: Fixing "The Block Is Bound to a Different Conversation"
Fix the Claude Fable 5.1 400 "bound to a different conversation": what preserved thinking checks, who is enforced, drop_block, the audit, and append-only patterns.
Ashley Goolam
September 2, 2026
TutorialsMigrating to Claude Fable 5.1 from Fable 5 or Opus 5: Every Breaking Change
Migrate to Claude Fable 5.1 from Fable 5 or Opus 5: forced tool_choice 400, one-way thinking blocks, the history-editing check, every fix, and a full checklist.
Ashley Goolam
September 2, 2026
TutorialsHow to Upgrade Your Coding Agent With 5 Open Source Tools in 2026
Five open source repos upgrading Claude Code, Cursor and Codex in 2026, what each really does, and the two gaps none of them close.
Ashley Goolam
September 1, 2026
TutorialsHow to Turn Claude Code or Cursor Into a Video Production Studio
Give your coding agent 11 video pipelines and 700+ skill files, plus the AGPL catch and the API cost problem under the creative work.
Ashley Goolam
September 1, 2026