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Claude Extended Thinking: budget_tokens Billed as Output Tokens (Node.js SDK)
March 27, 2026 · 14 min read · blog
Anthropic Claude extended thinking tokens are billed as output tokens. What budget_tokens controls, real pricing per request, Node.js SDK examples, debugging.