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Public story · 2026-08-25 · high
A modelPricing setting shows /cost and the status line at contracted rates, not list price, for negotiated deals.
Why now: Claude Code's changelog listed these settings as of August 25, 2026.
Claude Code split prompt-cache retention into two separate settings this release. promptCacheTtl covers the main conversation; subagentPromptCacheTtl covers every subagent it spins up, according to Claude Code's changelog.
That split matters for anyone running subagent-heavy workflows. The main thread can hold a warm cache for an hour. Every subagent resets its cache clock after five minutes instead, so fan-out work re-reads context on a much tighter loop than the parent session does.
The same release adds a modelPicker setting for admins. It curates the /model command into an ordered, labeled list covering Vertex and Bedrock model ids alongside the defaults. A modelPricing managed setting swaps in contracted rates for /cost and the status line. Teams with negotiated pricing stop seeing list-price estimates that don't match their bill. /tasks now shows the model and effort level assigned to each subagent individually.
Both new TTL settings are scoped to API-key and cloud-provider accounts. The changelog doesn't say whether the five-minute subagent default will move, or whether Claude subscription accounts get the same split.
Anyone billing subagent fan-out at a negotiated rate should turn on modelPricing to see the real number instead of the list-price estimate.
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Claude Code supports Vertex / Shared entities / Same source / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover Bedrock, Vertex; cite the same source (changelog).
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover Bedrock, Vertex; cite the same source (changelog).
Claude Code supports Vertex / Shared entity: TTL / Same source / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover TTL; cite the same source (changelog).
Claude Code supports Vertex / Shared entities / Same source domain / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover Bedrock, Vertex; reported by the same outlet (code.claude.com).
Claude Code supports Vertex / Shared entity: TTL / Same source / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover TTL; cite the same source (changelog).
Claude Code supports Vertex / Shared entity: Bedrock / Same source / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover Bedrock; cite the same source (changelog).
Claude Code supports Vertex / Shared entity: Bedrock / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); both cover Bedrock; earlier Bedrock coverage from 2026-08-07.
Claude Code supports Vertex / Same source / Shared topic
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code supports Vertex); cite the same source (changelog); overlapping topics (cost, model, subagent).