# The Prompt Is An Economy

By Rajdeep Mondal. Published 2026-04-30. 4 min read

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Tags: Agents, Claude Code, AI Systems

> The model reuses the prompt from the front and stops at the first change. Part order sets the bill and the speed. Put the steady parts first and the new message last, and most of a turn comes back free.

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