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Meaning and practical implications
There is no universal conversion between words and tokens. Use the target model’s tokenizer or provider usage record; language, formatting, and model-specific chat templates affect counts.
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AI Tokens (LLM)
Tokens are units produced by a model’s tokenizer. A token may represent part of a word, a whole word, punctuation, or another supported input unit.
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