LEVEL 4

Context Caching

Slash costs and latency by caching massive prompts. Part of the free Vertex AI Academy — every lesson below is open to everyone, no signup required.

3 lessons700 XP~35 min total100% free

// LESSONS IN THIS MODULE

  1. 01How Context Caching Works15m · 300 XP

    Slashing Costs by Up to 90%–95% When you cache a large prompt (like a codebase or a 1-hour video), Google processes the input and stores the Key-Value...

  2. 02Using a Cached Content10m · 200 XP

    Querying & Sharing the KV Cache Once a context cache resource is created on Vertex AI, it is assigned a globally unique resource name (e.g., projects/...

  3. 03TTL and Cache Economics10m · 200 XP

    Time-To-Live (TTL) & Break-Even Economics Context Caching is governed by a distinct pricing model: storage costs per hour versus discounted query inpu...

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