Tools/LLM Token Counter
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LLM Token Counter

Estimate prompt token consumption before dispatching requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, or Google models. Budget context windows accurately.

Estimated Tokens
0
for GPT-4o / ChatGPT
Word Count
0
Whitespace separated
Characters
0
0 no spaces
Tokens / Word
0.00
Density index
Model Family:
Tokenizer: OpenAI (o200k / cl100k)

Why token count matters more than word count

Context windows and API quotas are strictly bounded by tokens. When optimizing system prompts or stuffing retrieved context into LLM calls, managing your token envelope is the primary lever for cost and latency control.

Rule 1

~4 Characters / Token

In standard English prose, 1 token is roughly 4 characters or ~0.75 words.

Rule 2

Code is Denser

Code, symbols, and non-Latin characters generate significantly more tokens per character.

Rule 3

Trim Context First

Pasted files and retrieved documents make up 90% of token weight. Strip boilerplate first.

Rule 4

Minify Payloads

Use our JSON minifier to strip indentation whitespace from injected data.

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