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LLM Token Counter & Cost Calculator

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Estimate the token count and cost of a block of text using the standard ~4 characters per token rule of thumb.

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Estimated Tokens

1,000

Estimated token count, using the common approximation of ~4 characters per token in English.

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Estimated Cost

$0.0050

Estimated API cost for processing this amount of text.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is the 4-characters-per-token rule?

It's a reasonable approximation for English text, but actual tokenization varies by model and language — code, non-English text, and unusual formatting often tokenize differently. For exact counts, use the specific model provider's official tokenizer.

Why do different languages tokenize differently?

Tokenizers are typically trained primarily on English text, so non-Latin scripts and less common languages often require more tokens per character or word than English does.

What is this useful for?

Common uses include estimating API costs before sending a large document, checking if text fits within a model's context window, and budgeting for bulk text-processing projects.

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