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# edgeResponseBytes and cacheResponseBytes discrepancy

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In [HTTP request logs](https://mchen-ai-models-sync.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/logs/logpush/logpush-job/datasets/zone/http%5Frequests/), `cacheResponseBytes` reflects the uncompressed response size from cache or origin. `edgeResponseBytes` reflects the final compressed response size sent to the client. Because Cloudflare applies compression (gzip, Brotli) before delivering to the client, `edgeResponseBytes` is typically smaller than `cacheResponseBytes`.

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