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GPT-5.6 Prompt Caching: What to Test Before You Rely on It
Understand why repeated context can affect cost and latency, and how to evaluate caching in an AI workflow.
Prompt caching can be useful when a workflow repeatedly sends stable context, such as policy instructions, a knowledge base excerpt, or an application schema. Validate it with your own traffic pattern and the current official API documentation.
Key takeaways
A practical workflow
- 1Define the exact outcome you want from What to Test Before You Rely on It.
- 2Give the AI the necessary context, constraints, examples, and preferred format.
- 3Review the result for accuracy, tone, privacy, and completeness before using it.
- 4Save or reuse the prompt only after it produces a reliable result for your use case.
Put this into practice
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Draft reusable email templatesCommon mistakes to avoid
- Assuming caching helps one-off requests.
- Mixing secrets into broadly reused prompt context.
Official sources and further reading
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Frequently asked questions
What should I check first when using What to Test Before You Rely on It?+
Identify which prompt content is stable across requests. Start with the official source or your own verified input, then decide whether AI is appropriate for the task.
How do I get a more useful result from What to Test Before You Rely on It?+
Separate reusable instructions from user-specific data. Give the AI a specific goal, relevant context, constraints, and the format you want back; then review the output before using it.
What is the key mistake to avoid with What to Test Before You Rely on It?+
Assuming caching helps one-off requests. AI can accelerate drafting and analysis, but important facts, decisions, and sensitive work still need human review.