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Anybody here successfully using prompt caching with the OpenAI or Anthropic APIs inside Clay’s API column?

April 2026

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The most effective way to cut your AI costs in Clay is to bring your own API keys for OpenAI or Anthropic - this can reduce costs by up to 90%. [[clay.com](https://www.clay.com/university/lesson/how-to-experiment-inside-of-clay]) Instead of using Clay's shared keys, connect your own API keys in the "Use AI" enrichment. This gives you direct control over your API usage and costs. [[clay.com](https://www.clay.com/university/lesson/best-practices-to-maximize-your-credits]) For prompt caching specifically with external APIs, you'd need to implement that through the HTTP API column rather than the

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The most effective way to cut your AI costs in Clay is to bring your own API keys for OpenAI or Anthropic - this can reduce costs by up to 90%. [clay.com Instead of using Clay's shared keys, connect your own API keys in the "Use AI" enrichment. This gives you direct control over your API usage and costs. [clay.com For prompt caching specifically with external APIs, you'd need to implement that through the HTTP API column rather than the standard "Use AI" enrichment, since prompt caching requires specific API parameters that aren't exposed in our standard AI tools.

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