Batch Processing
A Claude API mode for submitting many requests together to be processed asynchronously at lower cost, with results returned within a target window rather than instantly.
Analogy
Like sending a stack of documents for overnight processing at a discount instead of paying rush rates per page.
Why it matters
Batch jobs cut cost for large non-urgent tasks like scoring or summarizing thousands of records.
In practice
Submitting 5,000 leads overnight to be classified at roughly half the standard cost.